Dlamini-Zuma calls for rapid response to conflict situations

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The African Union Assembly must speed up the operationalisation of the Africa Standby Force to ensure the continent has capacity for rapid response when conflict situations arise, AU Commission (AUC) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said.

REPORT BY WISDOM MDZUNGAIRI ASSISTANT EDITOR

Dlamini-Zuma’s call at the opening of the 22nd Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council followed reports that AU member states were not happy with military interventions by the West, especially France, in Africa’s troubled spots without the tacit consent of the Pan-African organisation.

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