Sudan on Monday announced it was returning to east African bloc IGAD, two years after freezing its membership over a decision ...

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry stated in a press release that the decision to rejoin the East African bloc followed a "positive" overture from the IGAD Secretariat. The ministry noted that the ...

Sudan on Monday announced it will return to the East African regional bloc IGAD, two years after suspending its membership over the invitation of a rival paramilitary chief to a summit.

In its statement, IGAD also said it reaffirmed ’its full recognition of Sudan’s sovereignty and the unity of its lands and people’.