Egypt is keening to confront terrorism, extremism in Africa
On Thursday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stated that his country is committing to fight terrorism and extremist ideologies in the African continent.
Indeed, Shoukry was talking during a press conference to show details of the second edition of Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development that would held virtually on March 1-5. Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Hamdy Loza, and director-general of Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peace-building (CCCPA) Ahmed Abdel Latif were attended the press.
Shoukry said that Terror groups’ ability to move from one place to another requires security coordination, information exchange on bilateral and multilateral levels, and capacity-building. He also affirmed that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is committing to back development efforts in Africa.
On his part, Loza stated that 40 speakers out of 70 have confirmed their presence, indicating that there is an orientation of having a maximum of four members per session to facilitate the interaction between the attendees. Whereas, Abdel Latif said that an invitation was sent to the new US administration.
Furthermore, the forum wants the new US administration to take part and present its vision and priorities on certain matters like terrorism and the US military presence, and the theme of this second edition is Shaping Africa’s New Normal: Recovering Stronger, Rebuilding Better.
There are many subjects ton discuss in the event; like post-COVID-19 recovery; terrorism; role of women in founding peace and security; mainting peace via reconstruction and development; arts and culture; trade; forced displacement; cooperation for development in the Red Sea; and Sahel crises.
