President Bola Tinubu will today, Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja.
Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is organizing the 2-day high-level summit with the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’, from April 22 to April 23.
The objective of the summit according to a statement by the presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, 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.
Ngelale sid 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.
Ms. Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, will attend the event.
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.
