The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean Yves Le Drian, called on Thursday June 10, 2021, in Jacqueville, the actors of the West African region to s ” take ownership of the International Counterterrorism Academy (AILCT).

”Our African partners can count on the support of France, both in financial terms and in technical cooperation. Several of our experts have already joined the academy. Australia, Norway and the Netherlands have already responded. The internationalization of the academy will continue. But this is the heart of the message that I have come to bring here today. It is now necessary that all the actors of the region fully appropriate this exceptional structure by intensifying their common engagement against the terrorist groups which threaten them ”, he pleaded.

”This must be done in the wake of Accra and in the 2020-2024 ECOWAS action plan, all in order to eradicate terrorism. To do so not only for the sharing of information and intelligence but also to complement its military and security efforts, by an effort of stabilization and development in the northern regions ”, he added.

Jean Yves Le Drian was speaking on Thursday 10 June 2021, on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the International Academy for the fight against terrorism, in the presence of Prime Minister Patrick Achi, the Minister of State, Minister of Defense Téné Birahima Ouattara, the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Kandia Camara, and the Minister of the Interior and Civil Protection, Vagondo Diomandé.

Mr. Le Drian arrived Wednesday June 09, 2021 in Abidjan at night. He leaves Abidjan on Friday June 11, 2021 for Burkina Faso.

Source: Agence Ivoirienne de Presse