President of the Republic Emphasizes Necessity of AU Field Presence to Combat Terrorist Groups and Organized Crime Networks

The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, emphasized yesterday, Sunday, the necessity for the African Union to assert its presence on the ground to combat terrorist groups and organized crime networks, and to provide urgent humanitarian assistance through the actual and operational deployment of AU bodies—notably the Special Representatives of the Chairperson of the Commission—the activation of the African Standby Force with its regional components, and the intensification of field missions by the Panel of the Wise.

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