28th IGAD Extra ordinary summit The 28th Extra-ordinary session of the IGAD assembly of Heads of State and Government on Somalia | |
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Host country | Somalia |
Date | 13 September 2016 |
Cities | Mogadishu |
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Follows | 27th IGAD Extra ordinary summit |
Precedes | 29th IGAD Extra ordinary summit |
The 28th IGAD Extra ordinary summit was held on 13 September 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. This was a historic event for Somalia as it has not hosted a high level summit in over 30 years. [1] The key focus of the meeting was to determine the security situation in Somalia with respect to its scheduled parliamentary election. The lower-house election of Somalia is scheduled to take place on 30 October 2016. [2]
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Member | Representative | Title |
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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf | Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Hailemariam Desalegn | Prime Minister Chairperson of the IGAD | |
Uhuru Kenyatta | President [3] | |
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud | President of Somalia | |
Mohamed Yousif Abdelmannan | Ambassador to Somalia | |
Yoweri Museveni | President |
The Summit was also attended by representatives of other foreign trade blocs. Representatives from the United Nations, African Union, Arab League and European Union graced their presence. [4]
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