December 22 - 2020
DJIBOUTI / KHARTOUM
Opening session of the IGAD project to develope a strategy to counter violent extremism in Eastern Africa, Khartoum, 4 September 2016 (UNDP)
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) called on all Sudanese parties to fully implement the Juba Peace Agreement and form the long-awaited Legislative Council in their final statement at the IGAD’s thirty-eighth summit this Sunday in Djibouti.
IGAD logo (IGAD)
The different heads of state of the IGAD countries, a grouping of seven East African countries, met in Djibouti for the summit on Sunday, which was chaired by Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok.
The summit stressed the importance of prioritising stability and unity in Ethiopia and welcomed Ethiopia's permission for humanitarian aid organisations to reach the Tigray region. The summit also sought to reduce diplomatic tension between Somalia and Kenya.