{"id":68932,"date":"2024-03-18T06:49:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T06:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=68932"},"modified":"2024-03-18T06:49:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T06:49:26","slug":"au-reflection-forum-threats-of-terrorism-poverty-must-be-addressed-frontally-adeoye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/au-reflection-forum-threats-of-terrorism-poverty-must-be-addressed-frontally-adeoye","title":{"rendered":"AU Reflection Forum: Threats of terrorism, poverty, must be addressed frontally \u2013 Adeoye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, has said that the AU must work towards addressing the challenges of terrorism, poverty and organised crimes that face the continent frontally and robustly.<\/b><\/p>\n

Addressing the media on the topic of the \u2018Second African Union Reflection Forum on Unconstitutional Changes of Government\u2019, held by the Ministry of Information in Accra, Ambassador Adeoye stressed that a \u201cmultiplicity of challenges\u201d face the continent despite the AU\u2019s efforts in championing democratic principles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe African Union is a transformation vehicle. Through \u2018Agenda 2063\u2019 over the past 10 years the African Union has continued through our leaders to champion democracy, constitutionalism, the rule of law as well as sustainable development, he said, adding, \u201cBut the challenges remain, the multiplicity of challenges starting with terrorism, violent extremism, transnational organised crime and of course poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued by stating that \u201cto address these issues\u2014peace, security, sustainable development\u2014these threats must be addressed frontally and robustly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AU has witnessed a disturbing trend of unconstitutional means of changing democratically elected presidents. In all, the continent has seen seven military takeovers over the last four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe African Union has over the past three [to] four years witnessed the new trend, the emerging trend of unconstitutional changes to government. This anti-constitutionalism also has far-reaching implications for our development aspirations nationally, regionally, and continentally and of course with international implications,\u201d Ambassador Adeoye stated.<\/p>\n

According to him, the Accra Reflection Forum, which started in 2022, aims to reinforce the commitment of stakeholders to abide by democratic principles despite its shortcomings.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cBack in March 2022, the Peace and Security Council, then under the leadership of Ghana, started this Accra process. The first reflection forum was held in March 2022 here in Accra to demonstrate a multi-stakeholder approach as the best way to address unconstitutional changes in governments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ambassador Adeoye further emphasized that \u201cit is necessary to restate that democracy, yes, with its shortcomings, remains the best form of governance.\u201d This, he said, is because democracy is an inclusive system of government, indicating that \u201cwomen, children, youth\u2014all have a role to play in safeguarding democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2024 AU Reflection Forum is slated for March 18\u201319, 2024, in Accra.<\/p>\n

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