Tag: IGAD
Red Sea/Gulf of Aden task force
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eritrea has rejoined East African bloc IGAD, four years after it walked out on the body in protest at Ethiopian forces entering...