By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja, as stakeholders converge to brainstorm on african-owned solutions.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
The Summit, with the theme: Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’, was being organised in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
According to the statement, the objective of the summit was to enhance multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and reshape the international community’s collective response to terrorism in Africa, while emphasizing the importance of African-led and African-owned solutions.
It said, 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 high-level government officials across Africa, representatives of international organizations and multilateral institutions, members of the diplomatic corps, and members of civil society groups are expected to attend the summit.
The statement further revealed that Ms. Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, will attend the event.
While Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, and Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, UNOCT, will deliver the concluding remarks at the end of the summit.
