President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, April 22 declare open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, UNOCT, is organising the high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’, in Abuja, from Monday, April 22 to Tuesday, April 23.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale says the objective of the summit is to enhance multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and reshape the international community’s collective response to terrorism in Africa, while emphasising the importance of African-led and African-owned solutions.
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The summit will provide a platform to review the nature and severity of the threat of terrorism on the continent, with a view to agreeing on concrete strategic priorities and measures to address this scourge. It will also foster deeper regional collaboration, enhancing the institutional capacity of member-states and facilitating the exchange of best practices and knowledge to combat the multifaceted threat of terrorism in Africa.
Heads of State and Government and other high-level officials across Africa, representatives of international organisations and multilateral institutions, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and members of civil society groups are expected to attend the summit.
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed will attend the event along with UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov UNOCT and deliver the concluding remarks at the end of the summit.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
