TY  - JOUR
T1  - Probing Regional Integration in the Horn of Africa: The Case of
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
AU - D.Thobejane, Tsoaledi AU - Yitay, Binyam 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 5
SP  - 1042
EP  - 1052
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2018.1042.1052
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.1042.1052
KW  - Regional integration
KW  -IGAD
KW  -new regionalism theory integration
KW  -economic growth
KW  -fundamentalism
KW  -performance
AB  - In the Horn of Africa, it is often presumed that the Intergovernmental Authority for Development
(IGAD) provides an institutional framework for regional integration. IGAD was established in 1986 and its
member states include Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Since, its
inception IGAD was tasked to facilitate free trade amongst member states. Unfortunately, this objective was
marred by internecine warfare and a lot of political conflicts. This study probes the challenges of regional
integration in the Horn of Africa. The study closely examined the regional integration efforts of IGAD
and its role and aggregate performance in the sub-region’s search for alternative strategies for sustainable
socio-economic development and self-reliance through regional integration. The aim of the study was to
investigate mechanisms that might contribute towards the socio-economic growth of IGAD countries. This
study adopted a qualitative research approach in the collection of data. The research established the following:
that member states of IGAD are not trusting each other and most of them compete over who is more powerful
than the other. This competition continues to worsen the already slow integration process. Terrorism in this
part of the world continues to hamper progress. In most instances, this phenomenon is tackled harshly, thus,
leading to more terroristic activities. Participants are of the opinion that this scourge needs a counter ideological
stance where people can be educated about the evils of fundamentalism.
ER  -