The Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) was launched in October 2019 with the aim of improving regional integration initially in five HoA countries (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia) with continuing support from three Development Partners (DPs), namely, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Union (EU) and the World Bank (WB). Regional integration is a complex multi-layered process that will require profound changes and a closer alignment of political and governance structures, harmonization of laws and establishment of legal and regulatory frameworks and agreements which will bind these countries together.