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The Africa Union (AU) on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, as the chairperson of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the AU Peace Fund.
The board has a five-membership configuration, each representing a region on the continent as well as non African members (United Nations and European Union) as international partners.
The Minister of Finance is representing the Western African sub-region on the Board.
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the minister on Media and Communications, Mr. Paul Ella Abechi, Ahmed expressed appreciation and commitment towards achieving the agenda of the Special Fund.
The Protocol Relating to the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) provides for the establishment of a Special Fund to be known as the Peace Fund with the objective of providing the necessary financial resources for peace support…
