Nairobi: assessment of the Igad summit
In Nairobi, yesterday, Tuesday, July 5, a summit of Igad, the East African authority for development, was held to discuss peace and security in the region (illustration image).
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In Nairobi, was held yesterday, Tuesday, July 5, a summit of Igad, the East African authority for development, to discuss peace and security in the region.
Uhuru Kenyatta and General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, who has led the Sudanese state since his October 25 coup, were present.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh also made the trip.
The last summit dated 18 months ago, while the region is facing many crises.
The past week has seen an escalation of tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan, around the disputed Al-Fashaga border area.
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the summit.
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With our correspondent in Nairobi,
Albane Thirouard
Abiy Ahmed and General al-Burhan exchanged one-on-one.
It was the Ethiopian Prime Minister who announced it on twitter, accompanied by a photo showing him all smiles with the strong man of Sudan.
Both were cold though.
Last week, the Sudanese army accused the Ethiopian army of executing seven of its soldiers and a civilian in the Al-Fashaga area.
What Addis Ababa denied.
"
Peaceful Resolution
"
In his
tweet
on Tuesday, Abiy Ahmed claimed that the two acknowledged, quote, “
that the two countries have many elements of collaboration to work on peacefully
.”
And are committed "
to dialogue and a peaceful resolution of outstanding issues
".
In my discussions with Gen.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, we have both agreed that our two countries have plenty of collaborative elements to work on peacefully.
Our common bonds surpass any divisions.
We both made a commitment for dialogue & peaceful resolution to outstanding issues.
pic.twitter.com/UP9a9n0tJq
— Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 (@AbiyAhmedAli) July 5, 2022
For the executive secretary of Igad, the Nairobi summit was a "
sign of solidarity
" from its members.
Who underlined the need to deal diplomatically with regional political and security issues.
The leaders did not dwell publicly on hot issues in the region, but in their final statement they said they were grateful for the "
positive steps of the Sudanese government
" to find "
a lasting solution to the political situation in the country
". ".
On Monday, General al-Burhan paved the way for the formation of a civilian government, without the participation of the military.
Drought
The regional leaders also warned of the drought that is raging in the Horn of Africa and which could, according to their press release, “
be the worst for forty years
”.
They called on development partners to provide humanitarian support to prevent the situation from worsening.
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