Intergovernmental Authority on Development Archive

The Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Fabian Massawe, has called upon residents in the region to collectively fight the use of banned fishing gear, including dynamites. Mr Massawe reminded people engaged in fishing activities …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 24, 2014 – The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, welcomes the signing, today, in Addis Ababa, by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and …

OSLO, Norway, January 23, 2014 –“Norway welcomes the ceasefire agreement in South Sudan. It is crucial that the parties now keep strictly to these agreements. Norway Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende All hostilities must cease …

NAIROBI – Three weeks of fighting in South Sudan between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and supporters of his rival, deposed vice president Riek Machar, have left thousands of people dead. Kenyan President …

The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ambassador Mahboub Maalim has called for a peaceful end to the unrest in South Sudan. Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), …

NAIROBI, KENYA: Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has called for immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan. Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka The former VP€™s efforts led to the peace talks between North and …

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, December 18, 2013 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has welcomed the decision taken by the Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM) to prohibit the recruitment and …