Qatar affirms that it is making unremitting efforts through mediation to resolve conflicts in Africa

New York - The State of Qatar affirmed that over the past years it has made unremitting efforts, through mediation based on the United Nations Charter, to prevent and resolve conflicts on the African continent, in coordination with the Security Council.

The State of Qatar also confirmed that this came as a contribution to addressing the root causes of conflicts and achieving security, peace and development in the African continent, and within the framework of Qatar's strategic partnership with the United Nations, where Qatari diplomatic mediation efforts led to the resolution of a number of conflicts in Africa, the latest of which was the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Somalia and the Republic of Kenya, in a way that enhances stability on the African continent. This came in a statement made by Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, at the open debate of the Security Council on "Peace and Security in Africa: Addressing Root Causes of Conflict in Post-Pandemic Recovery in Africa".