President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is currently in the Saudi capital Riyadh to attend the inaugural Saudi-African Summit.
The Rwandan leader is also scheduled to deliver remarks at the summit attended by several african leaders.
Other leaders include; Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, Gabonese interim President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun, Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine.
The summit seeks to find an amicable peaceful solution to the raging conflict in Sudan.
South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs minister, James Pitia Morgan said the event would be an opportunity for Kiir and other African leaders to listen to a full briefing from the mediation team and officials from Saudi Arabia on the process of the peace process on Sudan.
The summit, he noted, offers a unified and coordinated approach to end Sudan’s war.
“It is important in the sense that it presents an opportunity for the leaders to address fundamental matters relating to peace, security, bilateral relations and to share perspectives on global trends”, stressed Morgan.
