Participants in the 12th session of the High-Level Seminar on Peace and Security in Africa (Oran Process) called for pooling efforts to combat terrorism, extremism, and organized crime, while leveraging Algeria’s experience.
The Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, stated that the fight against violent extremism in Africa requires the eradication of poverty and marginalization, calling for the unification of national strategies to combat terrorism and organized crime.
In his speech, Nafti stressed that a lasting security in Africa can only be guaranteed through State support for institutions, the modernization of defense and security forces, and investment in education, digitization, and the green economy.
It is now up to Africa to build African security based on cooperation, solidarity, and shared sovereignty, said Tunisia’s FM, stressing that such a move requires closer coordination between states, strengthening preventive diplomacy, support for military and security cooperation, exchange of intelligence, and unification of national strategies to combat crime and terrorism.
He thereby reiterated Tunisia’s commitment to supporting African and international efforts to promote peace, security, and stability, particularly in Africa.
For his part, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Phenyo Butale, warned, in a statement to APS, of the danger of the proliferation of terrorism and violent extremism in Africa, stressing the urgent need to draw on Algeria’s experience.
Butale further emphasized the importance of economic development in addressing the challenges facing the African continent, saying that “economic prosperity leaves no room for violent extremism.” Regarding his participation in the 12th session of the High-Level Seminar on Peace and Security in Africa (Oran Process), the Botswanan minister stressed its “major importance,” particularly in the current geopolitical context, stressing the “urgent need for close cooperation between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), as well as the unification of the efforts of the A3+ group to make Africa’s voice heard.”
