By Bello Wakili
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, AU, in Luanda, Angola.
The summit focused on strengthening Africa’s capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts and promote sustainable peace and security across the continent.
At the meeting, Nigeria advocated stronger African-led mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution, while calling for collective action to address xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa.
Vice President Shettima also reaffirmed Nigeria’s support for the Luanda Action Plan, which seeks to enhance Africa’s peace and security architecture through sustainable financing, stronger cooperation among member states and greater African ownership of solutions to the continent’s conflicts.
The Vice President returned to Abuja after concluding his engagements in Angola.


