African heads of state closed the two extraordinary summits in Malabo on Saturday, with leaders pointing out at terrorism, bad governance, and coups d’état could have causal links and aggravate the humanitarian crises that plague the continent.
“The current conflict in Europe teaches us that security issues are always at the center of international cooperation, in the first place, each continent must have its own common defense strategy. This conflict also confirms the deep inequalities in the treatment of countries and peoples in the face of wars, pandemics and natural disasters,” said João Lourenço, President of Angola.
Angolan President João Lourenço echoed the AU commission president Moussa Faki Mahamat’s sentiment to reorganize and regroup an African military. He also called upon the inclusion of African countries as permanent members of the United Nation security council.
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