Country Groups
IGAD Member Countries 2026
IGAD Member Status
Founding Member
Member
Partner states
Suspended
IGAD Member Status
21 countries
5 countries
2 countries
Country | IGAD Member Status↓ | Year Admitted to IGAD | Executive Secretary | Term Served | Additional IGAD Member Details | |
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 | Ethiopia | Founding Member | 1986 |
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 | Kenya | Founding Member | 1986 |
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 | Uganda | Founding Member | 1986 |
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 | Somalia | Founding Member | 1986 | |||
 | Djibouti | Founding Member | 1986 | |||
 | Eritrea | Member | 2023 |
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| Originally admitted in 1993; withdrew in 2007, attempted to rejoin in 2011, and then rejoined in 2023. |
 | United States | Partner states | ||||
 | Japan | Partner states | ||||
 | Egypt | Partner states | ||||
 | Germany | Partner states | ||||
 | United Kingdom | Partner states | ||||
 | France | Partner states | ||||
 | Italy | Partner states | ||||
 | Yemen | Partner states | ||||
 | Canada | Partner states | ||||
 | Niger | Partner states | ||||
 | Chad | Partner states | ||||
 | Netherlands | Partner states | ||||
 | Tunisia | Partner states | ||||
 | Belgium | Partner states | ||||
 | Sweden | Partner states | ||||
 | Greece | Partner states | ||||
 | Austria | Partner states | ||||
 | Libya | Partner states | ||||
 | Denmark | Partner states | ||||
 | Norway | Partner states | ||||
 | Ireland | Partner states | ||||
 | Sudan | Suspended | 1986 |
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| Founding member since 1986, suspended participation in 2024 |
 | South Sudan | Suspended | 2011 | Admitted 2011, suspended December 2021. |
- IGAD is an acronym for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, an African trade bloc established in 1996. It evolved from the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD), which was founded in 1986.
- Countries that were members of IGADD are listed with their IGADD join date, which will predate the switch from IGADD to IGAD.
