A meeting ” difficult », « very frank “, And ” very long confides an African diplomatic source who sees in it the sign of an awareness of the Member States of an unprecedented situation. ” There have been six coups in less than three years “, on the continent, recalls this source.
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Result : ” We are facing a reality to which our continental texts no longer correspond and the sessions of the Peace Security Council, she says, are becoming more and more difficult “.
According to this same source, the heart of the debates focused on the position of the African Union in relation to the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ” Some within the Council wantedshe assures, be able to express reservations and ask for clarifications in the sequence that could lead to the military option considered by ECOWAS.
PSC member countries have been negotiating since August 14 the exact terms of a final communiqué
For his part, another African diplomat, who took part in the meeting, affirms that the countries of southern Africa and North Africa were ” headwind against any military intervention “. Central African countries, still according to this source, have also expressed their disagreement.
At the end of the meeting, the text of the press release entered a ” silent process in the words of a diplomat. The member countries of the Peace and Security Council have been negotiating its exact terms since August 14. Because it is a document that ” commits us collectively “, wanted to remind our source.
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