Igad says Sudan belongs to the people after junta cuts ties
People displaced by the conflict in Sudan gather outside a passport office in the city of Gedaref as they attempt to get passports and exit visas after fleeing Wad Madani, the capital of al-Jazirah state on December 20, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
After the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) plan to broker face-to-face talks in the Sudan crisis lost political momentum, the heads of State and Government meeting in Uganda on Thursday urged the warring parties to convene within two weeks to discuss ways to end the conflict.
Two days before the extraordinary summit in Kampala, the junta in Khartoum aborted the regional bloc's attempt to stop the war by suspending its involvement in the mediation efforts citing violations of "Sudan’s sovereignty”.
