Africa Union officials have said that the union is likely to suspend Egypt in what they described as unconstitutional removal of Former President Mohamed Morsi by the Egyptian military.

The Peace and Security Council will meet in an emergency session on Friday to discuss the Egyptian crisis and according to an anonymous source in the union, the Union is likely to implement the usual response to any interruption of constitutional rule by a member state and thereafter suspend it.

Chairperson for the Union, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma issued a statement condemning the change of government in Egypt and urged both sides to refrain from violence.

“The AU observes that the removal of Morsi was in violation of the provisions of the Egyptian Constitution and falls under the AU doctrine on unconstitutional changes of Government, will deliberate on the situation in Egypt and take the required decisions,’’ Dr. Zuma said in the statement.

The anonymous source reportedly told the Reuters News Agency for Africa that the Africa Union now wants to implement it rules and regulations without any favors.

“The belief is that the doctrine will be applied, which is suspension for any country where an unconstitutional change has taken place without any favors,’’ the source was quoted as saying.

But the head of the Peace and Security Council of the union, Ramtane Lamamra was also quoted by reporters in a separate media interview as saying that the union will move quickly to open dialogue with the new Egyptian authorities.

“We intend to dispatch a mission and urge the Egyptian authorities to establish dialogue that will restore civilian rule as soon as possible,’’ Mr. Ramtane told reporters.

Some leaders too on the African continent have expressed great shock at the turn of events in Egypt and have all called for restrain to avoid further bloodshed as some scores of people have lost their lives already.

The Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta said this will be a concern for all African nations as this is one of the situations the African Union seeks to end in Africa.

“We did have an elected government elected through a due democratic process, so what is happening currently in Egypt is indeed a matter of grave concern not just to us in Africa, but should be a matter of great concern to any true believer of a democratic process,”, President Kenyatta told reporters in Nairobi.

Issaka Adams / NationalTurk Africa News

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