The African Union (AU) and the United Nations have condemned the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa.
The joint call was made in a communique issued Wednesday after the seventh AU-UN annual conference that was convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat a day earlier in New York.
“The annual conference condemned the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa and stressed the need for a timely and peaceful return to constitutional order in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Sudan, which are undergoing complex political transitions to sustain peace, development and human rights in the long term,” the joint communique said.
With regard to the ongoing situation in Sudan, Guterres and Faki said it is important for the warring parties to reach a lasting ceasefire and find a path to a negotiated settlement of the conflict.
The annual conference also pledged to continue seeking practical strategies to better address the evolving conflict dynamics in the Sahel and reinforce the appropriate governance, development, security and humanitarian responses in the region.
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