Djibouti hosts IGAD meeting on regional migration fund
The sixth annual meeting, held November 10 and 11, 2026, reviewed the fund's progress and future strategy.
Djibouti hosted the sixth annual meeting of the IGAD Regional Migration Fund on November 10 and 11, 2026. Ambassador Guelleh Idris Omar, Director of International Organisations at the foreign ministry, opened the meeting on behalf of Djibouti, which holds the IGAD presidency.
Omar said migration in the Horn of Africa needs joint responses built on solidarity and shared responsibility. He praised the partnership with Germany's federal ministry for economic cooperation and development and the KfW development bank, which he described as essential to the fund's work. He noted investments in Ali-Sabieh and Ali-Addeh since the fund launched in 2019 and called for their sustainability.
Participants will review progress, operational constraints, financial and audit reports, and member states' responsibilities to make recommendations for the fund's next phase. IGAD's Deputy Executive Secretary, Muhammed Abdi Ware, speaking for Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, thanked Djibouti and said the meeting came two months after infrastructure built with fund support in Ali-Sabieh and Ali-Addeh was inaugurated and handed over.
Why it mattersMigrants, refugees and host communities in Ali-Sabieh and Ali-Addeh depend on the infrastructure and livelihood projects the fund finances, and the meeting will decide recommendations for its next phase.