Uganda: IGAD Urges Sudan Generals to Dialogue, End War

Fais Abubakr/MSF
"I'm worried about the future of my children." I'm thinking about returning to Abyei so that I could provide an education for my children. But if the war comes to an end I'll return to Khartoum and my house as soon as possible, and my husband will be able to work." Photographer: Fais Abubakr | 10/12/2023 | Alsafat Camp, Wad Madani
19 January 2024
Capital FM (Nairobi)
By Presidential Communication Service

Kampala, Uganda — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development Heads of State meeting has called on the warring parties in Sudan to agree to a ceasefire, end the war and a face-to-face meeting between the two Generals.

The 42nd IGAD Extraordinary Summit in Entebbe on Thursday, attended by among others President William Ruto, also affirmed the territorial integrity of the Republic of Somalia.

The Summit said any agreement reached should be signed with Somalia.

In the meeting were Presidents Ismail Omar Guelleh (Djibouti), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Salva Kiir (South Sudan) and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somalia).

Others were Africa Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, United States Special Envoy to Sudan, representatives of the UN Secretary-General, Turkey, the Arab League, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

Presidential Communication Service

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