[AFRICA AU SUMMIT AND WHAT TO EXPECT] 23RD TO 31ST JANUARY 2015: QUOTE The attention of leaders at the summit will mostly be focused on the various compelling peace and security issues in Africa. Another issue that lacks a unified response from actors involved in the crisis is the terror threat posed by the Nigerian group Boko Haram. The atrocities committed by the group continue to make headlines, but mobilisation on the regional and sub-regional level is being hampered by mistrust and lack of coordination. Initiatives such as the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin joint military response can only work if Nigeria takes the lead. At this stage, however, Nigerian leaders and the country’s elite are preoccupied with the fiercely contested February 2015 elections. Niger, which hosted an important regional summit on Boko Haram on 20 January, has requested a debate during the assembly on the theme ‘Continent-wide solidarity against Boko Haram’. Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the AU’s efforts to help combat the disease is also on the summit’s agenda. The AU Ebola Fund, which includes contributions from the private sector, will be launched at the summit. Important steps needed to tackle the socioeconomic and security consequences of Ebola, beyond containing the current outbreak, form part of these discussions. Finally, a number of other issues for the AU, such as its relationship with the International Criminal Court, will also be discussed........!
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:48:05 +0000
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