Sudan Seeks Return to Regional Blocs, Djibouti Says

Sudan’s deputy head of the ruling Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, signalled Khartoum’s intention to rejoin the regional bloc IGAD and the African Union during a visit to Djibouti on Sunday, both Sudanese and Djiboutian officials said. Agar delivered a letter from Sovereign Council leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The letter addressed bilateral ties and, crucially, Sudan’s desire to reactivate its membership…Sudan suspended its IGAD membership on January 20, 2024, protesting the participation of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemetti, at an extraordinary summit in Uganda. The African Union suspended Sudan after a military coup on October 25, 2021, led by al-Burhan and with Hemetti’s involvement. (Sudan Tribune)