NATO and African Union exchange views on furthering Counter-Terrorism Cooperation

NATO and African Union representatives shared views on the potential development of a fully-fledged civilian-military partnership in fighting terrorism for the coming years. Discussions focused on gaining a better understanding of requirements for NATO support to the African Union in the counter-terrorism domain, notably in areas where NATO can bring added value, including defence institutional capacity building and reform of security structures.

The African Union delegation was led by H.E. Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Special Representative for Counter-Terrorism and Director of the African Centre for the Study and Research of Terrorism. Mr. Gbevlo-Lartey also briefed NATO Allies on the state of play of NATO-African Union cooperation and on prospects for further strengthening ties in counter-terrorism efforts.