The United Nations Secretary General calls on conflict prevailing countries across Africa to observe the UN call for a global ceasefire to push back the deadly coronavirus.
As Africans across the globe and the continent in particular celebrate the Africa Day, the UN secretary General António Guterres communicated a message to Africa, as he is concerned with the corona virus pandemic.
According to António Guterres, the pandemic “threatens to derail progress” the progress of Africa from reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and development targets laid down in the Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063.
In an interview with RFI last week, António Guterres said he is disappointed that a ceasefire he called is not respected in Cameroon.
When the coronavirus entered Cameroon, the UN boss called on both parties in armed conflict to observe a ceasefire in order to push back the virus.
Though disappointed that the violence has rather escalated after his call for a ceasefire by both parties, António Guterres says he has hopes.
According to Guterres, president Paul Biya has been positive in the possibility of calling a ceasefire, nothing a dialogue be held with the Anglophone separatists.
In his message on May 25, 2020, commemorating the Africa Day, António Guterres appreciated the African Union’s support to his call for a global ceasefire, an act which reflects the AU’s 2020 theme: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.”
He acknowledged that armed groups in Cameroon, Sudan, and South Sudan responded to his call for a ceasefire.
“Armed groups in Cameroon, Sudan and South Sudan have responded to the call and declared unilateral ceasefires. I implore other armed movements and governments in Africa to do likewise. I also welcome the support of African countries for my call for peace in the home, and an end to all forms of violence, including against women and girls”, he said.
“I urge African political actors to engage in inclusive and sustained political dialogue to ease tensions around elections and uphold democratic practices,” Guterres added.
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M. Secretary General of UN, we need but concrete sanctions now as far as the Anglophone problem is concerned. Believe me M. Biya is not ready to have an inclusive dialogue to resolve this issue. He is just playing with time thinking that the separatist are going to be tired and maybe surrender.
The United nations is in compliance with Biya. At the beginning of this crisis the UN secretary general visited Paul Biya pretending to solve the crisis. Is a pity to talk on a air what you couldn’t solved in person.
Weak messages, I don’t expect the European to ever help the black people in any crisis. They are in support of the chaotic situations they created, simple because a black unity will be disastrous to European economy. They will secretly be selling arms and supply military ammunition to the government and on the other side uses UN to play hypocrisy tactics. After all they have killed million blacks during slavery and colonialism and has gone unpunished till date, killing yourselves puts them in a safe heaven.