Egypt will assume the presidency of the African Peace and Security Council during the month of October, in light of Egypt’s membership in the Council, as a representative of the North African region.
Egypt’s ambassador to Ethiopia and its permanent representative to the African Union, Ambassador Mohamed Gad, announced: Regarding the map and agenda of the Egyptian presidency of the African Peace Council, he said that Egypt will work during its presidency of the Council to “strengthen its role as a body concerned with maintaining peace, security and stability and addressing the security and development challenges witnessed by the African continent,” especially since the Egyptian presidency of the Council comes in a complex regional and international context in which the situation is increasing. Security challenges.
The Egyptian approach, to achieve African peace and security, includes working to combine efforts and consult on ways to confront African crises, through a comprehensive approach that combines efforts to impose peace, development and reconstruction, in order to achieve the goals of the African Union development agenda. 2063.
The tensions and conflicts taking place in some African countries are at the forefront of the concerns of the Egyptian presidency of the African Peace and Security Council, and at the forefront of these issues is the war in Sudan, as Ambassador Mohamed Gad announced that the Peace and Security Council under the Egyptian presidency will visit Port Sudan. This is the first since the outbreak of the Sudanese crisis on April 15, 2023, within the framework of Egypt’s keenness to strengthen solidarity with the Sudanese people, support Sudanese state institutions, and prepare the Council and the African Union to review the situation on the ground and assume its responsibilities in advancing efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis.
Ambassador Mohamed Gad added that during the Egyptian presidency of the Council, many events will be organized, starting with the Council’s visit to Cairo to hold an interactive meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration on issues of peace and security on the continent, consultations with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, and a Council session at the level Permanent delegates discussed the link between peace, security and development in line with the President of the Republic’s leadership in post-conflict reconstruction and development, as well as a visit to the Egyptian Center for Training in Peacekeeping Operations affiliated with the Ministry of Interior.
He explained that the Egyptian presidency’s program will include holding consultations. Annual session between the African Peace and Security Council, the UN Security Council, the African Tripartite in the Security Council, and the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission. A joint session will also be held between the Peace and Security Council and the Permanent Delegates Subcommittee for general supervision and coordination of the budget, financial and administrative affairs. Which is headed by Egypt – With the aim of studying the financing of African peace operations, as well as a session on developments in the situation in Somalia and the post-exit arrangements of the African Union Transitional Mission with the aim of supporting Somali state institutions in combating terrorism and building and sustaining peace.
He indicated holding other sessions on combating terrorism. Terrorism on the African continent, the humanitarian situation on the continent, issues of women, peace and security, and climate.
Ambassador Salah Halima, Vice President of the Egyptian Council for African Affairs, explained that Egypt has a pivotal role in enforcing peace and security in Africa, and said It is expected that Egypt, during the presidency of the Council, will play a pivotal role in addressing the turbulent regional situation, as a result of the crises and wars taking place in the region.
He explained that the tensions in the Horn of Africa and the African Sahel region will be at the forefront of the Egyptian presidency’s concerns, and he said that among the issues are Which will be of interest to the situation in Somalia, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in addition to the security of the Red Sea, in light of the repercussions of the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, and the stability of the Horn of Africa region.
He pointed out that the Egyptian approach to African peace and security efforts is an approach Comprehensive, combining efforts to impose peace, security and stability, reconstruction and development, and mobilizing international efforts to support these paths.
