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IGAD special envoy named

    NAIROBI

    The chairman of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed a special envoy for Somalia. Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir, in his capacity as the current chairman of IGAD, appointed Ambassador Ali Abd-al-Rahman al-Numayri as a special envoy for Somalia, a Sudanese official told IRIN. The appointment of a special envoy was agreed at the last IGAD summit, the official said.

    Special envoy Al-Numayri was formerly a junior minister at the foreign ministry, and served as an ambassador in the region for 30 years. He will assist the IGAD subcommittee on Somalia, and will act as focal point on the resolution of the Somali conflict.

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