IGAD to Send Three Presidents to Mediate Crisis in Sudan

Addis Ababa, April 18, 2023 (FBC) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has announced that Kenyan President William Ruto, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Djibouti’s President Omar Guelleh will go to Khartoum in an effort to broker an immediate ceasefire.

“President Salva Kirr has already been in touch with both General Burhan and General Hemedti to convey the message of the summit, now preparations are on the way to undertake this mission,” Nuur Mohamud Sheekh, a spokesperson for IGAD’s executive secretary, has confirmed.

This comes after IGAD called for an immediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities between the warring parties in Sudan during an emergency virtual session of heads of states and government on Sunday, the spokesperson added.

It is to be recall that IGAD Heads of State and Governments held an emergency virtual meeting to discuss the situation in Sudan.

The leaders called on the Transitional Sovereign Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to stop the war and return to the negotiation.

It is stated that IGAD resolved to send Presidents Kiir, President Ruto and President Guelleh at the earliest possible time to reconcile the conflicting groups.

It is also to be recall that FDRE’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reaffirmed Ethiopia’s strong commitment  to stand with the people of Sudan enabling them to solve the current crisis in the country.

“While the desire of Ethiopia is evident to see the people of Sudan resolve their own problems with the wisdom they are accustomed to; we stress, for our part again, that we always are with the public interest of Sudan and its people, we strongly condemn all attempts to interfere in Sudanese affairs illegally, and condemned before history” Abiy has stated.