Equatorial Guinea: opening of the extraordinary summit of the African Union in Malabo
General view of downtown Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea (illustrative image).
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Discussions will focus on the humanitarian situation on the continent, the fight against terrorism, as well as the issue of “unconstitutional” regime changes.
Some ministers have already been there since Monday to take part in discussions with the committee on migration, refugees and displaced persons.
But the main discussions begin this Wednesday with the meeting of the Executive Council of the organization.
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The Foreign Ministers will today have the task of clearing the ground for the two summits scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
The first will be devoted to the humanitarian situation, which is increasingly worrying due to the consequences for the continent of several crises: health, climate, food and security.
114 million people in the 15 most affected African countries need help according to the UN.
A donors' conference should make it possible to mobilize funds, in particular for refugees and displaced persons, ie more than 30 million people.
The second will be much more political, around two issues.
First, the fight against terrorism.
Interventions by Abdelmajid Tebboune and Paul Biya, who currently chair AU bodies on the subject, are planned.
“
Urgent measures
” and “
support actions
” to the affected countries are promised.
On the question of unconstitutional changes of power, understanding the coups d'etat, which have followed one another for two years, it is the Sierra Leonean Julius Maada Bio who will speak.
Malabo is counting on the presence of around twenty African presidents.
The current AU President Macky Sall will be there, after a detour by Angola.
Joao Lourenço must also speak on Saturday.
Felix Tshisekedi or Mahamat Idriss Déby are among the expected leaders.
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