IGAD to convene 41st Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State & Gov’t today
Addis Ababa, December 9, 2023 (FBC) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to convene the 41st Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Djibouti City today 9th December 2023.
Leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and the host country, Djibouti, are all expected to attend the session.
The IGAD summit is expected to discuss various issues of regional and international importance, such as security, trade, infrastructure, energy, and climate change.
Recall that the 40th Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held virtually on April 16, 2023, on the situation in Sudan. The Heads of State expressed alarm on the deteriorating security situation in the Republic of the Sudan as a result of the fighting between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in different parts of Khartoum and Merowe.