By RFIPalled on 10-07-2019Modified on 10-07-2019 at 23:25
This Wednesday and Thursday, 1,130 participants from 185 countries are in Nairobi for a conference on counter-terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism in Africa. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and African Union Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat took the opportunity to launch a plea for the G5 Sahel, a contingent of 5,000 Mauritanians, Malians, Burkinabe, Nigerians and Chadians deployed to fight terrorism in the subregion.
Five years already that the G5 Sahel was born. However, the report is bitter: the terrorists are far from being defeated. Yesterday the president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, directly pointed the finger at the UN Security Council. " I admit that we find it difficult to understand the delays in financing African policing operations. The African states have put their meager means to respond to this threat and the insistent demand of Africa has not been able to find until then the means of the United Nations to face, and it is the responsibility of the Security Council of the United Nations. United Nations. "
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3/3: That is why we insist that the Security Council with the mandate to endure global peace and security, to assume it's responsibilities by allocating resources to fight terrorism in Africa. pic.twitter.com/uKRHHL3fzG
Moussa Faki Mahamat (@AUC_MoussaFaki) July 10, 2019The G5 Sahel is not placed under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter. It is therefore impossible to use the means of the United Nations or to turn them into a force of blue helmets. To the great regret of his secretary general Antonio Guterres. " I told the Security Council clearly that the G5 should be funded by UN contributions. It would give him more abilities. It was not accepted. The organization is formed with less predictable resources and a lower mandate. Unfortunately terrorism is progressing. Now Ghana, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast say it arrives at their borders. It is crucial that the African anti-terrorist forces have the right mandate , "he says.
In March, the Security Council authorized a partnership with the peacekeeping force Minusma, which now provides transport, fuel and food assistance. Too insufficient, according to African countries.
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