Intergovernmental Authority on Development

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Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) الهيئة الحكومية للتنمية Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement
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Member states
Headquarters	Djibouti, Djibouti
Official languages	English
Membership	7 states Horn of Africa:  Djibouti  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Somalia Nile Valley:  South Sudan African Great Lakes:  Kenya  Uganda
Leaders
• Chair	Abdalla Hamdok
• Executive Secretary	Workneh Gebeyehu[1]
Establishment	January 1986 (As IGADD) 1996
Area
• Total	5,204,977 km2 (2,009,653 sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$337.82 billion
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$393.042 billion
• Per capita	$888.5
Time zone	UTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Website igad.int

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes. It is headquartered in Djibouti.