Dr Moussa Faki Mahamat, |
The African Union Commission Chairperson Dr Moussa Faki Mahamat, has arrived in Cameroon for an official visit.
Dr Mahamat was received at the Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé by Cameroonian Prime Minister Philemon Yang.
The AU chief's second visit to Cameroon comes shortly after the 31st summit of the organisation in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
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Dr
Mahamat was in Cameroon in May last year to show gratitude to the
people and President Paul Biya for supporting his bid for the
continental seat.
The AU boss is expected to brief
President Biya on the major resolutions of the Mauritania summit when
they meet at State House on Friday.
Cameroon supports the ongoing AU reforms and was among the 44
countries that signed the continental free trade area (AfCFTA) at the
end of the extraordinary AU summit in Kigali, Rwanda in March.
Dr
Mahamat's visit to Cameroon comes at a time the country was facing
several challenges, including the Boko Haram threats in the Far North
and the tension in the English speaking Northwest and Southwest.
Strife-hit regions
The
visit could offer an opportunity for the AU to witness the reality on
the ground and better appreciate government efforts at finding lasting
solutions to the Cameroon uprising.
The Yaoundé regime
hopes that at the end of the visit, the AU chief may galvanise the
international community to support a FCFA12.7 billion Emergency
Humanitarian Assistance Plan for the people of the strife-hit regions.
Cameroon hosts several specialised pan-African institutions, including
the African Standby Force(ASF) Continental Logistics Base, the African
Union Sports Council and the African Monetary Fund
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