Nov 13, 2001
Africa's Response to Global Terrorism
During the week of the UN General Assembly, AAI board chairman, Kofi Appenteng, hosted a forum for African Foreign Ministers to discuss and debate Africa's response to global terrorism. The forum was moderated by AAI trustee, Ted Smyth. The discussion condemned terrorism and suggested that multilateral cooperation and a better informed American population are important in combating terrorism.
The African dignataries who participated were:
- H.E. Olusegun Apata, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations
- H.E. Nana Effah-Apenteng, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations
- H.E. Ibrahima Fall, Assistant Secretary General, Political Affairs Department, United Nations
- H.E. Papa Louis Fall, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations
- H.E. Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Foreign Minister of Senegal
- H.E. Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary-General/Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations
- H.E. Mr. Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ghana
- H.E. Mamadou Mansour Seck, Ambassador, Embassy of Senegal to U.S.
(Titles current as of date of forum)
Synopsis of the Discussion:
- No noble cause justifies terrorism
- Too often there is a double standard in the way the lives of people from the industrialized and western world and those from Africa and the developing world are valued
- Now more than ever, there is a need for increased multilateralism and initiatives such as the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) to follow through on and support development
- Americans need to be better informed about the consequences of, and play a greater role in shaping, U.S. foreign policy.
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