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President Buhari To Discuss Peace, Security Matters At AU Summit

  The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will be discussing issues relating to peace and security among other things at the 30th African … Continue reading President Buhari To Discuss Peace, Security Matters At AU Summit


President Buhari with 14 other members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC).

 

The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will be discussing issues relating to peace and security among other things at the 30th African Union (AU) Summit.

President Buhari who left for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Friday, joined 14 other members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC), a standing organ of the AU for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts.

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu noted that the meeting will be addressing issues regarding the “persistence of violent conflicts and crisis situations in some parts of the continent, upsurge of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees, climate change and its consequences as well as the issue of the derailment of national development programmes.

“The meeting is essentially reviewing the situations in Somalia, South Sudan, Libya, Guinea Bissau, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

“It is also discussing the situation in Lake Chad Basin, the regional efforts to combat Boko Haram as well as the situation in Mali and the Sahel region which continues to be a source of deep concern despite efforts by the countries of the region and the United Nations.”

The statement further said the PSC’s major duty is to “conduct early warning and preventive diplomacy, facilitate peace-making, establish peace-support operations and, in certain circumstances, recommend intervention in Member States to promote peace, security and stability.”