The summit in an 18 point communique said it had elected Sudan to take over the chairmanship. Uganda’s Yoweri Musevi, Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh and Salva Kiir of South Sudan attended the meeting. Others were Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan and Kenya’s Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma. “The summit has elected Sudan as the Chair of IGAD, and expressed its confidence that under the leadership of Sudan, IGAD will reach new heights in realizing regional integration and political cooperation,” read part of the communique. The summit has also called upon the international community to lift the crippling economic sanctions imposed on Sudan and South Sudan to enable them rebuild their economies.

Source: The Star November 30, 2019 15:22 UTC