
UPDATED: TINUBU UNVEILS AFRICAN COUNTER-TERRORISM SUMMIT
The Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, has unveiled the African Counter-Terrorism Summit at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Abuja.
This gathering, convened in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is set to span from April 22 to 23, as disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement released on Sunday.
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As announced by the Presidency on Sunday, the summit seeks to foster robust multilateral cooperation in combating terrorism and to redefine the global community’s collective approach towards addressing terrorism within the African continent.
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; the President of the Republic of Togo, H.E Faure Gnassingbe, Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of National Defence of Mauritius, General Hanana Hanana; and the Chairperson, African Union Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahmat, among others
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