Tinubu unveils African Counter-Terrorism summit
President Bola Tinubu unveiled the African Counter-Terrorism Summit at the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Monday.
The event which is currently ongoing and organised by Nigeria, with support from the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, will be held from Monday to Tuesday, April 23, 2024, with the theme: ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’.
The Presidency announced on Sunday that the summit aims to enhance multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation. It also seeks to reshape the international community’s collective response to terrorism in Africa.
Some of the special guests at the security summit include Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Mr Vladimir Voronkov; Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations, Ms Amina Mohammed; President of Republic of Benin, H.E Patrice Talon; the President of Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo, President Republic of Togo, H.E Faure Gnassingbe, Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of National Defence of Mauritius, General Hanana Hanana; Chairperson, African Union Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahmat, among others
