Cabinet Civil de la Présidence de la République du Cameroun Récépissé de déclaration N° 00000038 / RDDJ / J06 / BASC du 9 juillet 2012 Directeur de Publication : Martin BELINGA EBOUTOU
Sommet Extraordinaire du COPAX contre Boko Haram
La riposte de l'Afrique Centrale
- Une aide d'urgence de 50 milliards de FCFA au Cameroun et au Tchad
- Un Fonds de soutien multidimentionnel en vue
Le Conseil de Paix et de Sécurité de la CEEAC déterminé à aller au front La France assure le Cameroun de son soutien
La Première Dame Tout en or
Le Temps des Réalisations
EDITORIAL
A United Central Africa for a Powerful Africa
Martin BELINGA EBOUTOU
Director of the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic
The ECCAS summit of the 16th of February 2015 in Yaoundé concretised Africans' desire to take control of their destiny. It is positioned as such, and we should congratulate ourselves, in the wake and extension of previous major events organised in Yaounde: the AFRICA 21 Conference (18-19 May 2010) on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of African Independence, and the ECCAS - ECOWAS-CGG Joint Summit (24-25 June 2013) on Security in the Gulf of Guinea.
This Summit of February 16 was a historic, almost magical moment. By demonstrating its determination to rely primarily on itself in the fight against Boko Haram, Central Africa appeared determined to play its role, a leadership role, to face by itself the challenges generated by this small group of "men" deprived of humanism.
The summit of February 16 was a success by the density of interventions as well as the work done. It was a triumph due to the level of representation of member States: six Heads of State, a Prime Minister and three Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
On their arrival in Yaounde, they were imbibed with a clear understanding of the issues and a keen awareness of the reality. Boko Haram is a terrorist movement. Transcending borders, it threatens international peace and security. Africans certainly play a major leadership role in this matter. But it is neither natural nor fair to expect them to eradicate Boko Haram in a
sustainable manner, without concrete and effective participation of other States and of the international community.
The Cameroonian Head of State, His Excellency Paul BIYA, with the mixture of generosity and kindness that characterizes him, took the floor. In line with his interventions at the Elysée Summit on Boko Haram on the 17th of May 2014 and in front of the Diplomatic Corps on the 8th of January 2015 in Yaounde, he denounced the cult. It had in fact, already caused thousands of deaths, led to the displacement of many people, an impressive influx of refugees and paralyzed life. He welcomed the referral of international bodies (AU, UN, etc.) to eradicate the scourge of terrorism. Then, with this sacrifice that makes his personality, he listened to his counterparts.