IGAD extended an invite to Daglo to a summit in Uganda

Sudan's army-aligned government has suspended ties with the east African bloc The Inter governmental Authority on Development, accusing it of violating the country's sovereignty by inviting a rival paramilitary chief to a summit.

Nine months after war broke out between the regular army and the para military Rapid Support Forces, the army has been losing territory while paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has been touring African capitals.

Last month, President Yoweri Museveni met Dagalo at his country in Rwakitura, Uganda.

In a further boost to his diplomatic standing, IGAD extended an invite to Dagalo to a summit in Uganda on Thursday, which he accepted.

Dagalo confirmed his attendance in a statement early Wednesday and called for negotiations not only between the two sides but including national institutions supporting democracy, civil society, religious organisations, youth and all the people.

But the IGAD invitation prompted the foreign ministry, loyal to army chief and Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to announce it was suspending its relationship with the bloc.

It accused IGAD of violating Sudan's sovereignty and setting a dangerous precedent.

The bloc -- in parallel with the United States and Saudi Arabia had repeatedly attempted to mediate between the two warring generals, but to no avail. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition

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