IGAD heads of state and government (Photo: Abiy Ahmed Ali/X)Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed difficulty to attend the IGAD extraordinary summit proposed for 18 January 2024, owing to overlapping schedule. #IGAD Summit to Address #Sudan Conflict and #Ethiopia–#Somalia DisputeThe Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has scheduled an extraordinary summit to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the recent "dispute" between Somalia and Ethiopia. A source close to the Djibouti’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirmed to Addis Standard the authenticity of the widely shared letter. Attempts to get further comment from the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs were to no avail. There has been no immediate reaction both from Djibouti and the IGAD secretariat as to whether the meeting will take place as planned in the face of latest announcement from Sudan and Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2024 09:40 UTC