East African bloc launches "train mission" to spur regional integration

ADDIS ABABA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, has launched a special initiative to spur people-to-people exchanges between Ethiopia and Djibouti.

The initiative, dubbed IGAD Train Mission for Regional Collaboration, is a joint Ethiopia-Djibouti collaboration under the leadership of IGAD, marking a significant step towards promoting regional integration and further fostering friendship and cooperation between the two countries, according to IGAD.