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Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>UN Secretary-General Anto\u0301nio Guterres said Africa will remain the United Nations\u2019 top priority, while the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, called for an end to the \u201cextermination\u201d of Palestinians. The remarks came at the opening of the African Union\u2019s 39th summit in Ethiopia\u2019s capital, Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n

Guterres said Africa must be represented on the UN Security Council, stressing that the continent \u201cwill remain the UN\u2019s top priority until the last day of my term.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that African peoples should benefit from the continent\u2019s resources, noting that Africa can become a major driver of global energy.<\/p>\n

Guterres urged all parties in Libya to engage in a peaceful track, and emphasized the need to end waves of violence and terrorism in Sahel countries.<\/p>\n

For his part, Youssouf called for an end to the \u201cextermination\u201d of Palestinians. At the summit\u2019s opening, he said: \u201cIn the Middle East, Palestine and the suffering of its people challenge our consciences. The extermination of this people must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over two days, the summit is discussing internal conflicts in Sudan and Sahel countries, and efforts to combat cross-border terrorism.<\/p>\n

Water security, sanitation, the African Continental Free Trade Area, and debt weighing on the continent are also among the top agenda items.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Africa<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press. UN Secretary-General Anto\u0301nio Guterres said Africa will remain the United Nations\u2019 top priority, while the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, called for an end to the \u201cextermination\u201d of Palestinians. The remarks came at the opening of the African Union\u2019s 39th summit in Ethiopia\u2019s capital, Addis Ababa. Guterres said Africa must […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":4730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[120],"class_list":{"0":"post-4731","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-policy","8":"tag-africa"},"yoast_head":"\nAddis Ababa: AU Opens its 39Th Summit - Africa Press English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag"> Africa-Press. 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