President William Ruto is calling for the peace and security architecture of the continent to be revitalized.
Ruto says the African Union's presence in regional hotspots remains weak, fragmented and under-resourced, which is costing the continent an estimated $18 billion annually as millions get displaced.
Speaking during the opening of a high-level retreat of the Extended bureau of the African Union Institutional reforms, Ruto stated that Strengthening performance and effectiveness of AU peace support operations is a strategic imperative given the volatile interconnected nature of threats to collective peace.
Ruto made his call yesterday on the backdrop of fresh tension and uncertainties in the Congo as M23 rebels claimed to have captured Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city, Goma.
