The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, condemned the assassination, after many long months in captivity, of a French hostage and reaffirmed his concern over the resurgence of the scourge of terrorism in the Sahel-Saharan region.
He expressed his sincere condolences to the victim's family, as well as the French Government and people. He reiterated the legitimacy of anti-terrorist initiatives by the countries of the region with a view to strengthening the effectiveness of their individual and collective action.
The Chairperson of the Commission reiterated the AU's strong condemnation of all forms of terrorism, and reaffirmed the imperative need for vigorous and sustained action to combat this scourge.
He once again underscored the need for all African States, in partnership with the rest of the international community, to redouble efforts to cope with this threat. In this regard, he recalled that the relevant AU instruments provide an appropriate framework for increased cooperation between Member States.
He further recalled that the decisions of the AU prohibit the payment of ransom in hostage taking situations, and more generally, touched on the need for effective measures in order to deprive terrorists of their sources of funding.
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My question must be surprising; how comes the African Union will have to condemned the Killing of a french person while during their Immigration debates our African Women, females, sisters and their children were dragged in the street of France by the French Police ?? Why is that ?? Oh, I get it, a DOVE and a TIGER are two different animals in which Africa is a DOVE, and the enemy as usual is the TIGER. But sometimes, the DOVE need to stop of being too much of a good samaritan to the devils who will never change their dark, dirty, and destructive policies toward Africa.