African Contingent Agrees Common Approach As #G7Summit Gets Underway Amid Protests

Riyaz Patel

President Cyril Ramaphosa told counterparts at a G7 session in southern France that the African Union (AU) must be at the centre of the UN’s intervention strategy in Libya.

Ramaphosa said ‘African problems require African solutions,’ quickly adding that this must no just be a slogan, but rather “Our lived reality… We need to take determined action in addressing the issue.”

French President Emmanuel Macron invited President Ramaphosa to three working sessions that the G7 countries will host with their partners, including the G7 partnership with Africa, for which the Group of Seven seeks to chart a new course on peace and development across the continent.

Earlier, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in his capacity as head of the AU, met with President Ramaphosa and the Presidents of of Rwanda, Senegal, and Burkina Faso to coordinate a common African position on various issues to be discussed at