IGAD call for Sudanese leaders to meet within two weeks

IGAD call for Sudanese leaders to meet within two weeks

In an extraordinary meeting held in Kampala, Uganda, the heads of state and government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) urged the opposing Sudanese military leaders to convene within two weeks to discuss ways to end the ongoing nine-month conflict.

The meeting was boycotted by the Sudanese military-led government, which has previously suspended engagement with IGAD over the resolution of the Sudanese crisis. Despite the boycott, the IGAD leaders reiterated their call for a ceasefire and the resumption of dialogue and negotiation between the warring parties.

The East African bloc also affirmed its continued commitment to facilitating an all-inclusive peace process that includes all Sudanese stakeholders, the African Union (AU), and regional and international actors.

“The Republic of the Sudan does not belong to the parties to the conflict only but to the Sudanese people,” stated the IGAD leaders. “IGAD Member States have a primary responsibility to ensure the will of the people of the Sudan prevails.”