Sudan says suspending membership in IGAD east Africa bloc
- Africa
- AFP
- Published Date: 04:35 | 20 January 2024
- Modified Date: 04:35 | 20 January 2024
The government of war-torn Sudan has informed IGAD that it is suspending its membership in the east Africa bloc, the foreign ministry, which is loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said Saturday.
Khartoum had already announced this week that it was freezing its relations with IGAD ahead of a meeting of the bloc in Uganda on Thursday after it had invited Burhan's rival, paramilitary chief Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, to the gathering.