ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES COMUNIDAD ECONOMICA DE LOS ESTADOS DEL AFRICA CENTRAL COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE COMUNIDADE ECONOMICA DOS ESTADOS DA AFRICA CENTRAL (E.C.C.A.S.) (C.E.E.A.C.) (C.E.E.A.C.) (C.E.E.A.C.)
Secretariat General
FINAL COMMUNIQUE
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF STATE OF THE COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND SECURITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA, ON THE FIGHT AGAINST THE TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM
(Yaounde, 16 February 2015)
- At the invitation of His Excellency IDRISS DEBY ITNO, President of the Republic of Chad, current Chairperson of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and current President of the Conference of Heads of State of the Council for Peace and Security of Central Africa (COPAX), an Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State of COPAX was held in Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon, on 16 February 2015, in view of adopting a Sub-regional strategy to fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram in Central Africa.
- This Extraordinary Session followed on the heels of the Discussion of Heads of State and Government of ECCAS, that held in Addis Ababa, on 31 January 2015, on the sidelines of the 24th Ordinary Session of the Government of the African Union.
- The following Heads of State and Senior Officials of International Organizations took part in the deliberations:
- His Excellency IDRISS DEBY ITNO, President of the Republic of Chad, current Chairperson of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECCAS and current President of the Conference of Heads of States of COPAX;
- His Excellency Paul BIYA, President of the Republic of Cameroon;
- His Excellency Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea;
- His Excellency Denis SASSOU-N'GUESSO, President of the Republic of Congo;
- His Excellency ALI BONGO ONDIMBA, President of the Republic of Gabon;
- Her Excellency Catherine SAMBA-PANZA, Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic;
- His Excellency Patrice Emery TROVOADA, Prime Minister, Head of Government, Representative of His Excellency Manuel Pinto DA COSTA, President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe;
- His Excellency Raymond TSHIBANDA, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Representative of His Excellency Joseph KABILA KABANGE, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo;
- His Excellency Laurent KAVAKURE, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Representative of His Excellency Pierre NKURUNZIZA, President of the Republic of Burundi;
- His Excellency Emmanuel DOMINGO Agost, Secretary of State in the Ministry of External Relations, Representative of His Excellency José Eduardo DOS SANTOS, President of the Republic of Angola;
- Ambassador Ahmad ALLAM-MI, Secretary-General of ECCAS;
- Mr. Abdoulaye BATHILY, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Representative of Mr. Ban KI-MOON, Secretary-General of the United Nations;