Malabo – The humanitarian crises issue will top the Friday’s discussion at the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU), underway in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with the presence of the Angolan head of State João Lourenço.
The event takes place at a time when there are an estimated 113 million people in need of humanitarian aid on the continent, 48 million of whom are refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons.
Due to its importance, the Extraordinary Summit is expected to provide space for African leaders and international donors to analyse the issue of fundraising.
AU data show that humanitarian needs are rapidly increasing in Africa, primarily because of conflict and climate shocks, with over 30 million people expected to be internally displaced as a result of inter-community conflict and food insecurity.
In addition to the Summit on Humanitarian Crises, the capital of Equatorial Guinea hosts another important Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes in Governments on the African continent on Saturday.
The event was proposed by the Angolan Head of State during the Ordinary Summit of the Leaders of the Continent, held in February this year, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Governments in Africa is intended, among other actions, to analyze the impact of this scourge on the continent, in order to identify strategies leading to a comprehensive plan of action.
As for the event, the president of the AU Commission, Faki Mahamat, said that it will address "terrorism, a gangrene that is progressively infecting all regions of the continent, from Libya to Mozambique, from Mali to Somalia, through the Sahel , the Lake Chad Basin and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo".
Therefore, the permanent representative of Angola to the African Union, Francisco da Cruz, called on Thursday for the search for solutions to the coups d'état, to provide an environment of peace and stability in Africa.
In relation to terrorism, the Angolan ambassador to Ethiopia spoke of the need to create mechanisms to help combat this phenomenon, because it jeopardizes the well-being and security of communities.
For the two summits, Angola is represented by a delegation led by President João Lourenço, which also includes the Minister of the Interior, Eugénio Laborinho, and other senior officials of the Angolan Executive.
