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African heads of state closed the two extraordinary summits in Malabo recently, with leaders pointing out at terrorism, bad governance, and coups d’état could lead to humanitarian crises
African heads of state closed the two extraordinary summits in Malabo recently, with leaders pointing out at terrorism, bad governance, and coups d’état could lead to humanitarian crises.
João Lourenço, President of Angola said that security issues were always at the center of international cooperation. Each continent must have its own common defense strategy. The conflict also confirms the deep inequalities in the treatment of countries and peoples in the face of wars, pandemics, and natural disasters. He echoed the AU commission president Moussa Faki Mahamat’s sentiment to reorganize and regroup an African military and called upon the inclusion of African countries as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
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Representatives from Mali, Sudan, Guinea, and Burkina Faso were excluded from the summit since those countries witnessed the situation military overthrowing the civilian regimes. AU had suspended them from its proceedings and imposed sanctions, in line with other African and international organizations and Western capitals.
