Bourita Calls for Prevention-Centred Approach to Peace and Security in Africa

Luanda, The Gulf Observer: Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, has called on African countries to place conflict prevention at the centre of the continent’s efforts to strengthen peace and security.

Speaking in Luanda during the 26th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, dedicated to strengthening mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution in Africa, Bourita stressed the need to address the underlying causes of instability rather than focusing solely on responding to conflicts after they emerge.

Bourita said the peace-security-development nexus should occupy a central position in Africa’s preventive action, emphasising the importance of investing in conditions and institutions capable of fostering sustainable peace across the continent.

The Moroccan foreign minister expressed his country’s full support for the objectives and direction of the extraordinary session and welcomed the ambitions outlined in the Luanda Action Plan and its implementation matrix.

He also called for stronger coordination between the African Union and the United Nations in implementing the Luanda Action Plan, stressing that greater coherence between the two organisations should remain a guiding principle in efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts in Africa.

Bourita further reaffirmed Morocco’s commitment to strengthening Africa’s conflict-prevention architecture, highlighting the Kingdom’s continued engagement in initiatives aimed at promoting peace, stability and sustainable development across the continent.

The Moroccan minister’s remarks come as African countries intensify efforts to improve continental mechanisms for early prevention, mediation and peaceful resolution of conflicts, with greater emphasis on addressing the structural factors that contribute to instability.