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Faced with a particularly turbulent end of the year in the Horn of Africa, the Igad regional authority held an extraordinary meeting on Sunday in Djibouti, in the presence of the chairman of the African Union commission, to discuss the security challenges that lie ahead. The tension was palpable between East African leaders, including Ethiopian and Sudanese leaders, whose forces have been fighting each other for the past few days on the border.
“The Horn of Africa is today in a special situation, it faces more than one serious threat. Words signed by Moussa Faki Mahamat, president of the African Union (AU) commission that opened the summit in Djibouti.
An observation contrary to that of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, who praises the strong regional stability. Because it is about him, Abiy Ahmed, what it is mainly about this Sunday: the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (Igad) awaited your explanations about the crisis in Tigray, which has lasted for more than a month and a half.
The conflict has spread to Sudan. First with the arrival of more than 50,000 refugees, and then this week with clashes on the border between Ethiopian militiamen and the Sudanese army, killing at least four people.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abadallah Hamdok took the opportunity to reiterate that one of Igad’s fundamental principles is the peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue. A reminder when Abiy Ahmed twice rejected his mediation proposals.
The other hot topic for Igad is the severing of ties between Nairobi and Mogadishu. The presidents of Somalia and Kenya met on the sidelines of the summit.
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