Experts meet in Kenya to promote transboundary pest management in East Africa

STORY: Experts meet in Kenya to promote transboundary pest management in East Africa SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference held in Nairobi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, IGAD Executive Secretary 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JONATHAN MUEKE, Principal secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya STORYLINE: Experts began a three-day meeting in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Wednesday to promote transboundary pest management in the East African region. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional ministerial meeting on risk transfer and transboundary pest management brought together more than 100 stakeholders from IGAD member states, along with representatives from partner organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank. The focus of the meeting is to foster collaboration in effectivel

Kenyan, Sudanese leaders agree to speed up peace process

STORY: Kenyan, Sudanese leaders agree to speed up peace process SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sudanese leader's arrival 2. various of the meeting between Kenyan and Sudanese leaders STORYLINE: William Ruto, president of Kenya, and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, president of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, have agreed to work toward a framework for an all-inclusive dialogue to end a seven-month-old conflict. The two leaders held bilateral talks in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday evening on the recent security situation in Sudan and the region, according to a joint statement issued in Nairobi. Ruto and al-Burhan reviewed the state of ongoing peace initiatives, including the Jeddah and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peace processes. "The two leaders underscored the urgent need to find a solution for the conflict in Sudan in the shortest time possible," the statemen

IGAD's quartet committee fails to bring Sudanese warring parties to negotiating table

STORY: IGAD's quartet committee fails to bring Sudanese warring parties to negotiating table DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: A meeting for a quartet committee of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, on Monday failed to bring together the two parties to the Sudanese conflict to a negotiating table in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The Sudanese army delegation boycotted the meeting in protest against Kenya's chairmanship of the quartet committee, which also includes Ethiopia, Djibouti and South Sudan. "After its arrival in Addis Ababa, the government delegation was surprised that the quartet chairmanship had not been changed," Sudan's foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. The Sudanese government has been calling for a change in the committee's chairmanship since the IGAD summit in Djibouti in June, citing Kenyan President William Ruto's lack of "impa

IGAD chief urges conflicting parties in Sudan to cease all hostilities

STORY: IGAD chief urges conflicting parties in Sudan to cease all hostilities DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of IGAD country flags 2. various of the meeting 3. various of IGAD country leaders signing agreements 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, African Union Commission Chairperson 6. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Workneh Gebeyehu on Monday called on conflicting parties in Sudan to cease hostilities and resolve the situation through dialogue. Gebeyehu made the urgent call in his address at the 14th Ordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government, which was held in the Red Sea nation of Djibouti on Monday. "IGAD is extremely concerned by the violence in Sudan and wishes to stress that in war, there are no real wi

UN chief urges for immediate end of hostilities in Sudan

STORY: UN chief urges for immediate end of hostilities in Sudan DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: BUJUMBURA, Burundi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the podium 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the podium 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to violence in Sudan after meeting Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye in Bujumbura, the economic hub of Burundi, Friday. Guterres met the Burundian president on the sidelines of the 11th summit of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Addis-Ababa Framework Agreement that took place in Bujumbura Saturday. "We urge an immediate end of hostilities currently taking place in Sudan," said Guterres. He commended mediation efforts deployed by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a re

Kenya appeals to world to step up efforts to end Sudan crisis

STORY: Kenya appeals to world to step up efforts to end Sudan crisis DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday appealed to the international community to step up efforts to end the unrest in Sudan. Ruto said there is a real danger that the escalation of hostilities in Sudan could degenerate into a security and humanitarian crisis on a devastating scale. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "It is therefore critical for an international coalition of all the actors that have been involved in supporting the restoration of civilian rule in Sudan to act with urgency." He said the United Nations, African Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and QUAD for Sudan (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, th

East African leaders call for immediate ceasefire as fighting rages in Sudan

STORY: East African leaders call for immediate ceasefire as fighting rages in Sudan DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the virtual meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, President of Kenya 3. various of the military conflict in Khartoum STORYLINE: East African leaders on Sunday called for an immediate end to the ongoing fighting in Sudan where military clashes have killed at least 97 people and injured hundreds of others. The presidents of some member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), including Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda, Djibouti, and Somalia, joined an emergency virtual session on Sunday. They called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the parties to the conflict in Sudan. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, President of Kenya "As IGAD and heads of state, we ask for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the combatants. We provide a mechanism as IGAD together with our partners

Horn of African agriculture ministers urge policy shift to end hunger crisis

STORY: Horn of African agriculture ministers urge policy shift to end hunger crisis DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dried-up vegetation 2. various of dried-up river 3. various of irrigation 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABU BAKR OMER ELBUSHRA, Sudan's Minister for Agriculture and Forests 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMED MADOBE NUNOW, Somalia's Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation 6. various of animals drinking water 7. a public school STORYLINE: A radical overhaul of existing agricultural policies combined with smart investments, research and technology adoption will be key to ending the hunger crisis in the Horn of African region, ministers said Friday. Speaking at a forum convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, the ministers stressed that eradicating food insecurity in the region hinged on a speedy transition to climate-smart and commercially-driven farm

Horn of Africa leaders vow to foster peace, address climate crisis

STORY: Horn of Africa leaders vow to foster peace, address climate crisis DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:36 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Presidents and leaders arriving at the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): UHURU KENYATTA, Kenyan President 3. various of the conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, Executive Secretary of IGAD 5. various of the conference STORYLINE: The Horn of Africa leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to foster peace, stability, and integration while dedicating more efforts toward tackling climate emergencies. Speaking at the 39th Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Extraordinary Assembly of the Heads of State and Government held in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, the leaders pledged to promote peace, cohesion, and respond to the climate crisis in order to realize inclusive prosperity. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and chairperson of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State

Tripartite mechanism stresses need to resolve Sudan's political crisis

STORY: Tripartite mechanism stresses need to resolve Sudan's political crisis DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:38 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the meeting STORYLINE: Officials from the tripartite mechanism of the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Thursday stressed the need to resolve the political crisis in Sudan through comprehensive dialogue. The remarks were made during the mechanism's meeting in Khartoum with the Sudanese tripartite military committee for national dialogue. Volker Perthes, Head of the United Nations Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), said the meeting discussed the need to push the political dialogue process to bring Sudan out of the current crisis. For his part, Brigadier General Nabil Abdalla Ali, spokesman of the Sudanese Tripartite Military Committee for National Dialogue, said that the committee commended the efforts of the tripartite mechanism to f

Horn of Africa staring at risk of famine as dry spell escalates

STORY: Horn of Africa staring at risk of famine as dry spell escalates DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Somalis migrating 2. various of livestock affected by drought 3. various of Somalis displaced by drought 4. various shots of dried out fields in northern Ethiopia 5. various of dried up watering points in northern Kenya STORYLINE: Four consecutive failed rain seasons combined with a lethargic response to appeal for humanitarian support could push millions of people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia to the brink of starvation, the United Nations agencies, and food security experts said in a joint statement on Thursday. IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC), the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO), the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), and the World Food Program (WFP) said the most severe drought in the Horn of African region in the last four

Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, tripartite mechanism agree to accelerate intra-Sudanese dialogue to end political...

STORY: Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, tripartite mechanism agree to accelerate intra-Sudanese dialogue to end political crisis DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting between Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and the tripartite mechanism of the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): IBRAHIM JABIR, Member of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMED EL HACEN OULD LEBATT, African Union Special Envoy to Sudan 5. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and a tripartite mechanism of the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Thursday agreed to accelerate the dialogue among the parties to Sudan's political crisis to reach consensus to run the transitional period. A joint meeting was held at t

Int'l mechanism calls for serious dialogue to end Sudan's political crisis

STORY: Int'l mechanism calls for serious dialogue to end Sudan's political crisis DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shots of chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan receiving delegation of the tripartite mechanism 2. shots of the meeting 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED BELAISH, Spokesman of the tripartite mechanism of United Nations, African Union and Inter-Governmental Authority on Development 4. members of the tripartite mechanism 5. shots of the meeting STORYLINE: A tripartite mechanism of the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Tuesday called on the Sudanese authorities to adopt measures to create a suitable environment for a serious dialogue to end the country's political crisis. The mechanism made the call when Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan received in Khartoum a delegation of the mechanism which i