CAFOR
CAFOR๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
The Executive Director of CAFOR, ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ, was pleased and very honored to receive a high-level visit to his office by a delegation of ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, including a ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, who paid him a ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dr. Cole described the encounter as to regional peace and security. Their visit centered on exploring ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ in areas of mutual concernโparticularly ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ in regions affected by insecurity.
During the strategic discussions, Dr. Cole learned that the officers are directly involved in ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐, especially in areas plagued by ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, and insurgent threats like those posed by Boko Haram. The delegation expressed a strong interest in CAFORโs advocacy for ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, and welcomed future cooperation on initiatives that support ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐-๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต.
The delegation toured the African Union complex, photographing the AU emblem, Nelson Mandela Plenary Hall, and the continental flags, symbolizing unity, peace, and development.
Dr. Cole affirmed CAFORโs readiness to partner with Nigerian paramilitary and defense bodies in shaping ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, including workshops and policy dialogues tailored to address ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐.
The visit concluded with mutual expressions of appreciation and a promise to advance this dialogue into tangible frameworks for collaboration shortly.
๐ Location: African Union Commission, Addis Ababa
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Date: 11 June 2025
๐ค Focus: Peace Education | Youth Protection | Security Collaboration
NG Delegation: Nigerian Paramilitary Officers + Ministry of Defence Official
