Eastern Africa, which is under the umbrella of the socio-economic and political organisation, the Inter Government Authority on Development (IGAD), has shown some almost miraculous progress in the past year, argues Ferdinand Katendeko in an article for the Peace and Conflict Monitor. The region is composed of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea which have all experienced conflict. With the year 2003 drawing to an end in less than two months there is much to be hopeful about.