{"id":9902,"date":"2011-12-09T15:20:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T15:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/au-lists-boko-haram-al-shabaab-others-terrorist-groups\/"},"modified":"2011-12-09T15:20:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T15:20:40","slug":"au-lists-boko-haram-al-shabaab-others-terrorist-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/09\/au-lists-boko-haram-al-shabaab-others-terrorist-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"AU lists Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, others terrorist groups"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Addis Ababa \u2013 The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU Commission on Friday, listed Boko Haram, Al-Qa\u2019ida Al-Shabaab and the lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) as the major terrorist groups in Africa.<\/p>\n

A communiqu\u00e9 issued in Addis Ababa after Council\u2019s\u00a0 meeting said the terrorists threat in Africa continued to be shaped by the activities of Al Qa\u2019ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Al Shabaab al Mujahideen, Boko Haram, and the LRA.<\/p>\n

The communiqu\u00e9 said that the terrorist groups were operating in different countries as, Boko Haram in Nigeria, Al-Qa\u2019ida Al-Shabaab in Somalia and the lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) in\u00a0 Uganda.<\/p>\n

The communiqu\u00e9 added that troubling trends have emerged with the\u00a0 increased level of activity of the groups over the past months,\u00a0 particularly in relation to growing links between some of them as well as their involvement in various other forms of crime.<\/p>\n

It stated that in the last few months, Boko Haram had carried out a number of terrorist attacks against civilians, government and, most recently, international targets in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese attacks resulted in numerous casualties and injuries. The bombing of the UN Office in Abuja, marked the group\u2019s first attack against an international target and the group claimed responsibility for the assassination of a number of policemen, clerics and politicians,\u2019\u2019 it stated.<\/p>\n

\u201c In an effort to bring the activities of all the terrorists groups operating in Africa, the 249th meeting of the Council encouraged the Commission to elaborate an African arrest warrant for persons charged with\u00a0 any terrorist act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission is currently engaged with the UN and other partners to develop the framework and procedures for an African Arrest Warrant,\u2019\u2019 it said.<\/p>\n

According to the communiqu\u00e9, despite all the efforts being made, there is an urgent need for sufficient coordination among the relevant regional continental and UN institutions within and between Member States.<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective coordination is required to make the work of these institutions more effective and allow for real time sharing of critical information.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, while acknowledging the dynamism of designated national Focal Points, it appears that Focal Points do not yet enjoy a mandate that enables them to play the coordinating role that is expected of them,\u2019\u2019 the communiqu\u00e9 added.<\/p>\n

The communiqu\u00e9 further requested Member States to appoint senior level officials with access to decision makers, so as to be able to directly convey messages to the right levels of decision making and ensure adequate and timely engagement.<\/p>\n

It added that better institutional interaction could be achieved through establishment of national and regional coordinating structures for terrorism and organised crime in the form of Fusion Centres which encompass the different countries in each region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis mechanism will enable the timely exchange of information, the creation of synergies, the sharing of resource among different institutions involved and the conduct of joint operations,\u2019\u2019 the communiqu\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n

It called on Member States to devote resources and establish institutions that would address issues of terrorism, as well as the imperative of upholding the rule of law and protecting human rights in the fight against terrorism. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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