African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 404

Full Length Research Paper

The way-forward to make inter-governmental authority on development (IGAD) successful in actualizing a viable economic integration

Tewodros Woldearegay
  • Tewodros Woldearegay
  • Political Science graduated fellow from School of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, Osnabrueck University, Germany.
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Gosa Abera Mamo
  • Gosa Abera Mamo
  • Public Management graduate student at KDI-School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea.
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  •  Received: 19 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

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