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Sudan suspends membership in IGAD regional bloc

The war in Sudan has displaced more than seven million people [File: El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters]

The government of war-ravaged Sudan says it has suspended its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the east African regional bloc that has tried to broker talks between the country’s warring parties.

Saturday’s announcement was made by the foreign ministry, which is loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the army chief and Sudan’s de facto leader.

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