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Djibouti President Stresses Need for Strong Leadership for Mediating to End Conflicts

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Djibouti’s president Ismail Omar Guel said that mediating conflicts in Sudan and elsewhere in the region would require bold leadership

Djibouti’s president Ismail Omar Guel said that mediating conflicts in Sudan and elsewhere in the region would require bold leadership. The president was speaking during a meeting of the East African regional bloc IGAD in Uganda to discuss Sudan and the recent tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia.

The leaders issued a communique urging the parties to Sudan’s conflict to engage in constructive dialogue and reiterated a call for a ceasefire.  The eight-member bloc is part of mediation efforts to end the conflict, along with Saudi Arabia and the United States, which facilitated rounds of unsuccessful, indirect talks between the warring parties as recently as early November.

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The two military leaders have yet to meet in person since the war broke out. Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused IGAD in a statement of “violating Sudan’s sovereignty and setting a dangerous precedent.