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August 25, 2026
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Media urged to amplify coverage of regional integration issues

Media urged to amplify coverage of regional integration issues

The media has been urged to play a greater role in helping citizens understand regional integration, free movement and protection of people affected by disasters across the IGAD region to help dispel misconceptions and ensure communities benefit from regional protocols and streng..

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The media has been urged to increase its coverage of regional integration, free movement, and disaster protection issues within the IGAD region. This call aims to improve public understanding, dispel misconceptions, and ensure communities benefit from regional protocols.

  • A regional media workshop in Entebbe, Uganda, highlighted the need for journalists to translate complex regional policies into accessible information.
  • Key figures speaking at the workshop included Lucy Daxbacher, IGAD Senior Programme Coordinator, and Ephrem Getnet, Chief Technical Advisor at the International Labour Organization (ILO).
  • The workshop, themed "Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in the IGAD Region," brought together journalists from all seven IGAD member states: Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda.

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