Morocco’s Foreign minister Nasser Bourita, represents King Mohammed VI in the two Extraordinary Summits of the African Union (AU) on humanitarian issues in the Continent and on terrorism & unconstitutional changes in Africa, scheduled Friday and Saturday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Summit on Humanitarian crises opened Friday, while that focusing on the fight against terrorism and military coups will start works Saturday. According to the AU, at least 15 African countries need urgent aid. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization says around 282 million of Africa’s 1.4 billion inhabitants are under-fed – an increase of 49 million compared to 2019. “The transition deadlines put in place in the aftermath of the unconstitutional changes have become sources of dissension and sometimes tensions that are detrimental to the stability of the states concerned and that of their neighboring countries”, underlined the AU Commission chief.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2022 12:05 UTC