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Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the body, Information Minister Yemane Meskel said Monday. "Eritrea resumed its activity in IGAD and took its seat" at a summit organized by the seven-nation bloc in Djibouti on Monday, Meskel…

The authoritarian state suspended its IGAD membership in 2007 following a string of disagreements.

Eritrea rejoins East African bloc 16 years after walk-out, with aim to work towards peace, stability and regional integration.

The whereabouts of hundreds of fighters on both sides of the Ethiopian war are still not known, despite truce.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrea has rejoined a regional East African bloc it left 16 years ago, its information minister said, in the countrys latest move to rebuild ties with its neighbours.

The authoritarian state suspended its IGAD membership in 2007 following a string of disagreements.

Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab.

Eritrea participates at Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regular meeting

Eritrea has rejoined the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Eastern Africa (IGAD) it left 16 years ago in a move to rebuild ties with its neighbours.

In recent years, Eritrea’s name has been constantly mentioned in the international athletics arena. Eritrean athletes, both men and women, have been taking the podiums in major athletics events around the world including a bronze medal at the Olympic