Heads of state and government and high-level government officials across Africa, representatives of international organisations and multilateral institutions, members of the diplomatic corps, and members of civil society groups are expected to storm Abuja tomorrow, Monday, April 22, as President Bola Tinubu opens the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in the FCT.
Ms. Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, will attend the event.
The summit is being organized by
Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
The high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism,” takes place on Monday and Tuesday.
A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) explained that the objective of the summit is 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 will provide a platform to review the nature and severity of the threat of terrorism on the continent and to agree 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.
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.
