Rebuilding trust & a solid social contract is critical to defeating terrorism, which exploits governance deficits & grievances. The fight against terrorism diverts resources from the provision of social services. The AU thus prioritises a holistic approach to defeating terrorism.

At the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja, 🇳🇬, we exchanged/shared experiences on strengthening regional cooperation & institution-building to address terrorism in Africa through improved information sharing, multilateral cooperation & resource mobilisation.1/2

I held productive discussions with United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Under-Sec Vladimir Voronkov at the margins of the High-Level Counter Terrorism Mtng in #Abuja today on the need to jointly confront the evolving threat of terrorism on the Continent through a multilateral approach with African-led &

Remarks of Chairperson of The African Union Commission H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat at the Opening Ceremony of the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja : ow.ly/Xqcm50RlnLq

I was honoured to be received by H.E President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the sidelines of the High-Level African Counter Terrorism Meeting in #Abuja today. I commended President Tinubu on Nigeria's longstanding leadership in the fight against Terrorism on the Continent.

Remarks of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat (Moussa Faki Mahamat), Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Opening Ceremony of the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja au.int/en/speeches/20…

The African Union-China HumanRight Dialogue addressed the following thematic issues
1️⃣Promotion & protection of right to dev't & education
2️⃣HumanRights due diligence in business conduct in Africa& 🇨🇳
3️⃣HumanRights & Emerging NewTechnology
4️⃣Strengthening Partnership& Cooperat'n

Joint Communiqué: The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Twenty Third Consultative Meeting

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⏳️HAPPENING NOW: 4th technical African Union & China 🇨🇳 Human & Peoples Rights Dialogue, guided by objectives:
▫️Fostering Dialogue & Exchange
▫️Addressing topical human rights challenges, including relating to the Right to Education
▫️Strengthening Partnership & cooperation.

#PressRelease : Towards Developing an African Union Guideline on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to Persons in Conflict, Emergency and Post-Conflict Situations peaceau.org/en/article/tow…

Toute notre solidarité avec le gouvernement et le peuple centrafricain suite au naufrage d'une baleinière sur la rivière #Mpoko qui a causé plusieurs morts et des blessés. Nos condoléances les plus attristées aux familles affectées par cette terrible tragédie. #RCA

#MineAction meeting brought together 11 contaminated AU States Parties (🇦🇴🇹🇩🇨🇩🇪🇷🇪🇹🇳🇪🇸🇳🇸🇴🇸🇸🇸🇩🇿🇼), Algeria🇩🇿 (as a States Party that has accomplished its clearance obligation), operational de-mining actors (UNMAS, #HALO Trust, Handicap Int'l) & partners (🇬🇧🇯🇵🇳🇴🇰🇷🇦🇿🇺🇸🇨🇦🇪🇺🇸🇪🇩🇪🇨🇭🇩🇰)

Main objective of the meeting is to enable the exchange of views between the contaminated Member States party to the Convention & partners on areas of possible support including innovative approaches for cost-effective, safe& fast de-mining in Africa.
#MineAction
ICRC to AfricanUnion

As part of Int'l #MineAwareness Day commemoration, African Union& ICRC to AfricanUnion held a meeting of contaminated AU Member States that are parties to the Convention on Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production& Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines& their Destruction, 19Apr24.

📄Communiqué de la 1209ème réunion d' #UACPS tenue le 18 avril 2024, sur l’exposé sur la situation au #Soudan 🇸🇩

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Communiqué of the 1209th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council held on 18 April 2024 on the Situation in #Sudan . papsrepository.africa-union.org/handle/1234567…

Our thoughts and prayers go to President William Samoei Ruto, PhD, the people & Govt of #Kenya following a tragic helicopter accident that claimed the lives of military personnel including the Chief of the Kenyan Defence Forces,General Francis Omondi Ogolla. May their souls rest in peace.