African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has urged member states to respond collectively to mounting global and continental crises.
He was speaking at the 49th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Youssouf says conflicts in the Middle East, the spread of terrorism in the Sahel and disease outbreaks continue to threaten Africa’s development.
“This meeting is taking place at a time when both our continent and the international community are facing multiple crises. Africa is bearing the consequences of the conflict in the Middle East. Furthermore, our continent continues to suffer from the spread of terrorism. In terms of health security, the Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 1 000 lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” says
Youssouf.
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