He urged the international community to honor its commitments on predictable and sustainable financing for development in Africa. Africa is witnessing an unprecedented increase in terror threats, he stressed, citing the proven links among terrorism, transnational criminal networks and separatist groups. A comprehensive approach to the scourge is therefore required, combining the security dimension with economic and human development, underlined Mr. Kadiri. Morocco, member of the African Union Peace & Security Council, is advancing a new model based on solidarity, he said, insisting on African integration and shared responsibility. Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, said that Africa’s scorecard on governance, peace and security performance “has mixed results”.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 10, 2022 22:34 UTC