The April 2026 IGAD Monthly Digest highlights a robust regional agenda focused on peace and security, climate resilience, and socio-economic integration, notably marked by the successful observation of Djibouti’s peaceful presidential election and the participation of the IGAD delegation in the World Bank–IMF Spring Meetings to advance infrastructure development. Major initiatives included the advancement of the RECOVER-HORN regional climate resilience program, a high-level call for a coordinated response to the child wasting crisis affecting 4.8 million children, and technical workshops aimed at integrating refugees into national labor markets and education systems. The digest’s Section 6 provides critical observational insights into the first IGAD Mediation Reflection Conference, which called for reimagining mediation to counter the “privatization of peace” and fragmented authority in modern conflicts, alongside a historic public awareness session on the ratification of the 2023 IGAD Treaty. This treaty signifies a transformative shift for the organization, moving from its original focus on drought and security toward a modernized, legally binding entity with an expanded mandate for comprehensive economic cooperation, common markets, and the free movement of persons across the Horn of Africa.