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Igad appoints new chief for South Sudan ceasefire monitoring group

Lt-Gen Asrat Denero.

Ethiopian Lt-Gen Asrat Denero, the new chairperson of the South Sudan's ceasefire Transitional monitoring mechanism (CTSAMM), a taskforce created to monitor violations on the 2018 peace deal. PHOTO | COURTESY | IGAD

By  DAVID MAYEN

Juba,

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) has appointed a senior Ethiopian military officer as the new chairman of South Sudan’s ceasefire monitoring body.

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