Igad ministers meets to discuss conflict in S. Sudan’s SPLA-IO
South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar. Igad foreign ministers are holding an extraordinary summit on South Sudan after reported renewed fighting among SPLM-IO factions led by Machar. PHOTO | ANADOLOU AGENCY via AFP
The internal clashes within the Sudan People's Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) has forced the Council of Ministers of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) to hold an extra-ordinary meeting to discuss the situation.