UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for Africa to take “action for peace” to combat rising violence as the continent’s leaders held their annual summit in Addis Ababa.
: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Ethiopia’s Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed, Senegal’s President and outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Macky Sall, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the Commission, President of the Comoros and newly elected Chairperson of the AU Azali Assoumani, President of Rwanda Paul Kagame, Djibouti´s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, United Nation’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Gabon’s President...
But eyes will be on the bloc to see if it can achieve ceasefires in the Sahel and the eastern DRC where the M23 militia has seized swathes of territory and sparked a diplomatic row between Kinshasa and Rwanda’s government, which is accused of backing the rebels. Guterres met with several African leaders on Friday, including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, to discuss in particular the crisis in the Congo.Junta-ruled Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, which have been suspended from the AU, cannot participate in this weekend’s summit.“I endorse your call for the restoration of civilian and democratically elected governments in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Sudan,” Guterres said.
The summit will also aim to accelerate implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement launched in 2020.
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