Various African heads of state and government, international organization representatives, diplomats, and civil society members are expected in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to participate in a high-level African counter-terrorism summit.
The summit, under the auspices of the Nigerian government with support from the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT), aims to enhance multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and reshape the international community’s collective response to terrorism in Africa, while emphasizing the importance of African-led and African-owned solutions.
Security expert Peter Olumuji tells WADR’s Usman Umar that the summit is occurring at a very important time
