Nigeria calls for total overhaul of AU security framework to tackle terrorism

The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for a total overhaul of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (AUPSA) to effectively tackle escalating terrorism and instability across the continent.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the position known in Abuja at a consultative forum aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the AU’s security system.
The high-level forum, being held in Abuja, was convened to drive the implementation of AU Assembly Decision 967 of February 2026.
The decision mandated stakeholders to submit concrete recommendations for reforming the continental security framework by January 2027.
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