Djibouti President and chair of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ismail Omar Guelleh, has invited the member states of the East African bloc to an extraordinary summit in Uganda next week to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the recent dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, the summit will be held next Thursday in Uganda, following consultations with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.
The summit will focus on the Ethiopia-Somalia dispute and the political and security challenges in Sudan.
According to the statement, the African Union and international partners will also be invited to participate in the summit.
It reaffirmed Djibouti’s commitment to the principles of good neighborliness and regional cooperation and expressed its hope for a peaceful and stable resolution to the conflicts in the region.
As tensions continue to rise in the Horn of Africa, the forthcoming summit will serve as a crucial platform for discourse and potential resolutions.
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