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Red Sea/Gulf of Aden task force

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Recognising the importance of a secure maritime environment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, a task force set up by the Inter-governmental...

East African regional bloc sets up peace and security media network

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The eight-member regional economic community in the East and Horn of Africa region – IGAD (Inter-Governmental Authority on Development) plans to bring media onside...

Call for Machar to be released from house arrest

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The East African bloc IGAD wants South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar released from house arrest in South Africa as soon as...

ISS: Can South Sudan’s peace agreement be revitalised?

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With the civil war in South Sudan concluding its fourth year, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is maximising its efforts to...

South Sudan agrees to deployment of a regional force

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South Sudan's government agreed to allow a regional protection force to be deployed in the country, a regional development group said, following...

East African states mull stabilization force for South Sudan

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East African states are considering sending troops into South Sudan to help enforce a ceasefire deal between government forces and rebels, a...

South Sudan rebels say they will boycott latest peace talks

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South Sudanese rebels threatened on Monday to boycott the next round of peace talks in Ethiopia unless the government freed political prisoners...

Uganda invites reclusive Eritrea leader for visit

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Uganda has invited Eritrea's leader, President Isaias Afewerki, accused by the West of stoking Somalia's Islamist rebellion and destabilising the east African...

East African bloc IGAD ‘happy’ with Eritrea return

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The East African bloc IGAD welcomed Eritrea's decision to return to the body four years after it suspended its membership, and a...

Eritrea rejoins East African bloc IGAD

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Eritrea has rejoined East African bloc IGAD, four years after it walked out on the body in protest at Ethiopian forces entering...