The leaders of 5 African nations and a number of other worldwide organizations gathered in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, on Thursday to debate the escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia over the disputed Pink Sea shoreline.
The summit, which was requested by the Somali authorities, was convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Improvement (IGAD), a regional bloc that goals to advertise peace and cooperation within the Horn of Africa.
The Presidents of Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Djibouti and South Sudan attended the assembly, together with high-level representatives from the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union and the Arab League. Senior delegates from the USA, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates additionally participated within the summit.
The one IGAD member that was absent from the assembly was Ethiopia, which has been accused by Somalia of violating its sovereignty and territorial integrity by making an attempt to annex a 20-kilometer stretch of the Pink Coastline that belongs to Somalia.
The IGAD summit aimed to discover a peaceable resolution to the disaster, and to forestall additional escalation of violence and instability within the area, which might have severe implications for the safety and growth of the Horn of Africa and past.
