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Eritrea has resumed its membership in the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) nearly 16 years after it pulled out of the regional body.

Eritrea Resumes IGAD Membership

June 12, 2023June 13, 2023TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Eritrea rejoined the East African bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after it suspended membership, Information Minister Yemane G. Meskel said Monday. “Eritrea resumed its activity in IGAD and took its seat” at a summit organized by the seven-nation bloc in Djibouti on Monday, Meskel said on Twitter.

Kenya to Lobby Eritrea over Sudan – S.Sudan Oil Dispute

March 12, 2012March 12, 2012TesfaNews6 Comments

By TesfaNews, At a time when international diplomatic negotiations at the level of AU, UN, UK and US officially failed to resolve the deadlock over the oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan, Kenya, after assuming the current IGAD chairmanship, quietly starts a new but dubious mediator role by waving the IGAD flag. In the […]