The recognition was included in a statement adopted by the Council during its 1,369th ministerial-level meeting, held on Wednesday in New York.

In its statement on the theme "Good Neighbourliness and Regional Responses to Security and Terrorism Challenges in Africa," the Council commended the President of the Republic's efforts to advance the AU's counter-terrorism and violent extremism agenda.

It urged the AU Commission to expedite the finalization of both the African Arrest Warrant and the AU Terrorist Data Bank, with a view to strengthening cross-border judicial cooperation, disrupting illicit supply networks, and effectively addressing the challenge of regional safe havens.

Simultaneously, the Council reiterated its request to the AU Commission, in line with the February 2026 AU Assembly Decision 978, to develop a continental framework on countering the terrorist use of emerging technologies, including drones, encrypted platforms, and digital finance, drawing on the "Algeria Guiding Principles" and ensuring alignment with international standards.

In this regard, the Council called on member states that have not yet done so to sign and ratify all AU anti-terrorism instruments, notably the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism adopted at the 35th OAU Summit held in Algiers in July 1999 and its Protocol, to close regional security gaps and strengthen the continent’s normative framework.

Meanwhile, the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, stressed in his address at the meeting "the priority Algeria places on combating terrorist financing and cutting off its sources, especially by addressing the misuse of emerging financial technologies for terrorist purposes," highlighting the "Algeria Guiding Principles," adopted by the UN Security Council in January 2025, as a reference framework for bolstering international efforts in this area.

Minister Attaf further singled out "the role of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as the African Union's Champion for Counter-Terrorism and Combating Violent Extremism," adding that "Algeria's approach rests on the conviction that security and military responses, while necessary, cannot deliver lasting security and stability on their own.

They must be paired with development, reconciliation, stronger state institutions, and action on the conditions that terrorist groups exploit to recruit and expand."

African Union PSC applauds President Tebboune’s efforts in combating terrorism, violent extremism