President Yoweri Museveni has received a special message from Angola’s President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço which was delivered by his special envoy Amb. Leovigido da Costa Silva.

President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, who is also the Chairperson of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), briefed the President about the Extraordinary Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Government, scheduled to take place in May 2022 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.        

The African Union, in its 35th Ordinary Session held in February 2022 in Addis Ababa, decided to convene an Extraordinary Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Regime in Africa on May 28 2022 in Malabo with the objective of evaluating the two phenomena and finding formulas to help address solutions on the basis of which their resurgence can be halted.

The AU Peace and Security Council will reflect on the phenomenon of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa with the aim of proffering enduring solutions to the problem.  

“It is good that this meeting is being organized to discuss both terrorism and unconstitutional changes in Africa. Therefore, we support the meeting,” he said.

In a meeting that took place at State House Entebbe, on Tuesday,  President Museveni and the visiting envoy discussed other regional issues concerning security and development.

Dignitaries at the meeting included Defense Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja and John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs.

The Angolan envoy was accompanied by Esteveao Conselheiro Jal, Damingos Mazala, Head of Office Angola Liaison Office in Kampala, among others.