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@tomaspueyo Many of these countries weren’t colonised but were never left alone proxy wars, militias, sectarian funding, sanctions. No peace = no continuity.
Lack of colonisation ≠ sovereignty. Constant destabilisation kills development.
IGAD Calls for Broader Participation as Amhara–Afahid Parties Sign Peace Deal
IGAD Deputy Executive Secretary, H.E. @MAWAreso, today on behalf of the Executive Secretary, together with the African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson, H.E. @DCP_Haddadi, witnessed the signing of the peace agreement between the Amhara Regional Government of Ethiopia and the Amhara Fano People’s Organization (Afahid) in Addis Ababa.
The agreement was signed by H.E. Arega Kebede, President of the Amhara Regional Government, and Captain Masresha Sete, representing the Amhara Fano People’s Organization.
IGAD congratulates all parties on this courageous step and urges remaining holdout groups to join this historic momentum for peace.