{"id":130359,"date":"2026-02-09T09:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/igad-celebrates-sudans-return-emphasizes-collective-commitment-to-stability\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T09:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:02:52","slug":"igad-celebrates-sudans-return-emphasizes-collective-commitment-to-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/igad-celebrates-sudans-return-emphasizes-collective-commitment-to-stability\/","title":{"rendered":"IGAD celebrates Sudan\u2019s return, emphasizes collective commitment to stability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 \u2014 IGAD has welcomed Sudan\u2019s decision to resume full participation in the regional bloc, describing the move as a reaffirmation of solidarity and a collective commitment to peace, stability, and cooperation across East Africa and the Horn of Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu emphasized that Sudan, as a founding Member State, plays a pivotal role in strengthening the bloc\u2019s unity and enhancing its capacity to address shared regional priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSudan\u2019s renewed engagement is a critical step toward reinforcing our common objectives of peace, security, and prosperity in the region,\u201d Gebeyehu said.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Secretary also expressed deep appreciation for the leadership of President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, serving as Chairperson of IGAD, for his role.<\/p>\n<p>He commended Guelleh\u2019s constructive engagement, steadfast commitment to dialogue, and consensus-building efforts that guided Sudan\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>The IGAD Secretariat reiterated its readiness to work closely with Sudan to support peaceful resolutions to ongoing challenges and to promote a secure and prosperous future for both the Sudanese people and the wider region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 \u2014 IGAD has welcomed Sudan\u2019s decision to resume full participation in the regional bloc, describing the move as a reaffirmation of solidarity and a collective commitment to peace, stability, and cooperation across East Africa and the Horn of Africa. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu emphasized that Sudan, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}