Tinubu Advocates for Regional Counter-terrorism Centre as Aummit Opens in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has urged for the creation of an all-inclusive African Union Ministerial Committee on Counter Terrorism to enhance intelligence sharing and operational coordination across Africa.
Speaking at the African High-level Meeting on Counter-Terrorism in Abuja where he emphasized addressing terrorism’s root causes, including poverty and inequality, alongside combating its financing through ransom and illegal mining.
Tinubu also highlighted the interconnectedness between illegal mining and terrorism financing, stressing the need for international support to tackle external financing of such operations, also calling for the strengthening of existing counter-terrorism structures such as the Regional Intelligence Fusion Unit (RIFU) in Abuja while advocating for a regional standby force to swiftly respond to threats.