Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga who announced this in a statement on Sunday, says the Aqaba Process meeting is a counter-terrorism initiative launched by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2015.
It is co–chaired by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Italian government which focuses on security crisis in West Africa.
“The meeting, which will begin on October 14, will bring together heads of state and government, senior intelligence and military officials from African countries, and representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations to discuss the evolving security challenges in West Africa,” Onanuga stated.
“It recognises the complex security challenges confronting West Africa, including the expansion of terrorist networks, the growing crime-terror nexus and the increasing overlap between land-based terrorism in the Sahel and the maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.”
According to the statement, participants at the meeting will exchange assessments of the current security landscape in West Africa and foster collaboration between regional and international partners to address cross-border security challenges.
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