PHOTONEWS: Buhari Arrives To South-Africa For 25th #AUSummit, Discusses Boko Haram Issue
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived South-Africa earlier today where he chaired the 25th African Union Summit Peace & Security Council meeting holding at Johannesburg, South Africa.
The main topic of the meeting was security challenges that some African countries are facing. Participants sought better ways of tackling insurgency in some West African countries. (Scroll down for photos)
President Buhari drew the attention of the meeting to the challenges in Nigeria’s north-east oil-rich region which he said had affected neighbouring countries.
“Boko Haram has extended its reach to Nigeria’s neighbouring countries, which makes it not limited to Nigeria. I am pleased to note that Cameroon, Chad and Niger are fighting side by side with Nigeria under the umbrella of the Multi-National Joint Task Force to defeat Boko Haram,” he said.
The meeting also discussed the crises in South Sudan and Burundi, with emphasis on the need for leaders of African countries to place the nation’s interest above their personal interest.
At the meeting were the UN Deputy Secretary General, Jan Eliasson, Chairperson of African Union (AU) Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security and Ambassador Smail Chergui among others.
President Buhari is due back in Abuja on Tuesday at the conclusion of the summit which will focus mainly on continental peace and security.
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