The Federal Executive of Nigeria has referred to as for a complete overhaul of the African Union Peace and Safety Structure (AUPSA) to successfully take on escalating terrorism and instability around the continent.
Nigeria’s Minister of International Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the location identified in Abuja at a consultative discussion board aimed toward strengthening the effectiveness of the AU’s safety machine.
The high-level discussion board, being held in Abuja, was once convened to power the implementation of AU Meeting Choice 967 of February 2026.
The verdict mandated stakeholders to publish concrete suggestions for reforming the continental safety framework by way of January 2027.
Talking on the opening rite, Odumegwu-Ojukwu painted a depressing image of Africa’s safety panorama, noting that terrorism, as soon as confined to the Sahel, had unfold to West Africa’s coastal states, the Lake Chad Basin, the Horn of Africa, the Nice Lakes area and northerly Mozambique.
She additionally raised the alarm over the evolving ways of terrorist teams, which now leverage drones, illicit monetary flows, organised legal networks and unlawful artisanal mining to maintain and increase their operations.
Whilst acknowledging the positive aspects recorded by way of the AUPSA, the minister admitted that implementation gaps had endured to weaken its have an effect on at the flooring.
She expressed optimism that deliberations on the discussion board would yield workable and implementable answers to reposition Africa’s peace and safety establishments for higher effects.
The minister known early caution mechanisms, predictable and sustainable investment, and enhanced synergy between the AU and regional financial communities as key spaces requiring pressing reform.