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AU, Cameroon urge continued efforts to combat terrorism in Africa

Xinhua, September 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Senior officials of the African Union (AU) and Cameroon have emphasized the need to continue the efforts to address threat posed by terrorism and the urgent need to accelerate full operationalization of the multinational joint task force against Boko Haram.

The remarks have come during a meeting between Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, and Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo, Cameroon Defence Minister, in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, according to an AU statement on Wednesday.

The two officials met Monday on the margins of the African regional conference on peacekeeping operations, organized by the government of Ethiopia, according to the statement.

The commissioner and the minister exchanged views on a broad range of issues of mutual interest, including the security situation in the Central African region and the Lake Chad Basin.

The officials emphasized the need to continue addressing the threat posed by terrorism, and stressed the urgent necessity to accelerate the full operationalization of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to counter Boko Haram.

With regard to the operationalization of the MNJTF, the AU commissioner briefed the minister on the actions taken by AU towards establishing the MNJTF Headquarters in N'Djamena, Chad.

Chergui reiterated AU's commitment to continue mobilizing additional resources and assets to support the MNJTF troop and police contributing countries, including Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Niger and Chad.

The Commissioner and the minister also discussed the operationalization of the AU Continental Logistics Base (CLB) in Douala, Cameroon.

The two parties agreed to convene a meeting of experts by mid-September 2015, to finalize a memorandum of understanding on the Continental Logistics Base. Endit