The president of the African Union, Évariste Ndayishimiye, warned today during the Luanda summit that poverty is also a factor that generates conflicts in Africa. His intervention focused on the need for African leaders to recognize that the precarious economic situation of populations can be a driver of violence on the continent.
Ndayishimiye emphasized the importance of preventing despair from leading African peoples to take up arms, arguing that the international community and governments must act preventively to stop this cycle. The warning comes in the context of a summit addressing peace and security issues on the African continent.
The president of the African Union was present in Luanda to participate in this summit, where various African leaders discuss strategies to combat the root causes of conflicts affecting different regions of the continent.
