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African Union summit 'unequivocally' condemns 'wave' of coups

2022-02-06T11:45:13.877Z


African leaders meeting at the African Union (AU) summit have “unequivocally” condemned the recent “surge” of coups on the...


African leaders meeting at the African Union (AU) summit "

unequivocally

" condemned the recent "

wave

" of coups on the continent, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security said on Sunday. the security of the Pan-African organization.

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"

Every African leader in the assembly unequivocally condemned the pattern, the resurgence, the cycle, the wave of unconstitutional changes of government

," Bankole Adeoye told a press conference during the AU summit, which is held until Sunday evening in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

The AU "

will not tolerate any military coup in any form whatsoever

", he added, recalling that countries which have faced putsches have been suspended by the Peace and Security Council of the AU.

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Do your research, at no time in the history of the African Union have we had four countries in one calendar year, in 12 months, suspended: Mali, Guinea, Sudan and Burkina Faso

,” he added.

Referring to the case of West Africa, he considered that the "

Sahel must not once again become a hotbed

" of unconstitutional changes of government, described as a "

scourge

".

In his opening speech at the summit on Saturday, AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat referred to the “

disastrous wave

” of coups and underlined “

known causal links

” with the development of terrorism .

Source: lefigaro

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