Three African presidents look to mediate in Sudan

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) has agreed to send the leaders of Kenya, South Sudan and Djibouti to the capital Khartoum.

Igad, an eight-country trading bloc in Africa focusing on regional development, urged warring sides to hold talks and find a negotiated solution out of the crisis. 

Addressing Igad on Sunday, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni condemned the “misuse of force" in the Sudan crisis.

Museveni said the fighting had undermined all the progress that was being incrementally built over the last several months.

"We cannot keep papering over mistakes of unprincipled politics year after year," said Museveni. 

Museveni, who was amongst the mediators during the conflict in South Sudan, said an “unconditional and immediate cessation of hostilities to stop the tragedy and mockery of Africa is of utmost importance”.