The IGAD-led Mediation Process for South Sudan was set up by IGAD Member States in response to the ongoing crisis in the country. The crisis was triggered by the events of 15th December 2013 in Juba that subsequently spread to other parts of the country.

The 23rd Extra-Ordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government that convened in Nairobi on 27th December 2013 appointed three Special Envoys: Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin of Ethiopia, General Lazaro Sumbeiywo of Kenya and General Mohammed Ahmed Moustafa El Dabi of Sudan to lead the mediation process.  The Special Envoys are assisted by a team of political and technical advisors that are based in a secretariat in Addis Ababa.

The Mediation receives political, technical and financial support from IGAD Member States, the IGAD Secretariat, the African Union and the United Nations, as well as a broad-based support from other development partners.  These include but are not limited to Australia, China, Denmark, the European Union (EU), IGAD Partners Forum (IPF), Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, the Troika (Norway, UK and USA) and Turkey.

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Ceasefire and transitional security arrangements monitoring mechanism

The mandate of the CTSAMM is to monitor and verify the implementation of the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities (ACoH) as agreed by the Parties and thus help bring an end to the conflict and its devastating consequences: great loss of life, the displacement of millions of people and destruction of property and livelihoods.

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Monitoring and Verification Mechanism

The IGAD Monitoring and Verification Mechanism for South Sudan, headquartered in Juba, was set up shortly after the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and SPLM/A – IO on 23 January 2014. Its mission is to support the mediation process by monitoring, investigating and reporting the two Parties’ compliance with the Agreement.

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