International Relations and Co-operation Minister Ronald Lamola says South Africa’s (SA) election to the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, reaffirms the country’s commitment to play a critical role in having a safe continent.
SA was elected alongside Lesotho, to represent the southern region in the council.
Lamola is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, attending the AU Executive Council ahead of the leaders’ summit this weekend.
The SA government has thanked the AU member states for their confidence and committed to work with the Peace and Security Council in addressing challenges.
This comes as the continent is grappling with unconstitutional changes of government, violent extremism and terrorism.
Pretoria further says it will advocate for peaceful conflict resolution, inclusive dialogue and negotiations, aimed at supporting conflicting parties in finding durable solutions.
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