Senegal's President and African Union (AU) leader Macky Sall proposed this Thursday in Brussels that Africa and the European Union (EU) commit to strengthening peace and security and fighting climate change.

"Let's work together to strengthen our collaboration on peace, security, and counter-terrorism," Sall proposed at the opening session of the 6th EU-AU summit, quoted by Lusa, and this was the first of eight suggestions he presented.

In addition, financing African economies was another of his proposals, addressing the issue of national debts and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the continent, calling for financing.

On energy and climate change, Sall reiterated that the positions between the two blocs are "divergent," pointing out that Africa does not consider itself responsible for global warming, as it "emits less than 4% of carbon dioxide" into the atmosphere.

Africa, he said, is "a non-industrialized continent," and he considered that "it is not possible to demand that it renounce fossil energies.

"We simply ask for more climate justice and a follow-up for a transition period that allows Africa to contribute to reducing global warming and at the same time be able to provide electricity to the 600 million Africans," he appealed.

EU and AU leaders have been meeting since yesterday and today in Brussels for the 6th EU-Africa summit, planned for 2020 and successively postponed due to pandemic, which aims to revitalize a partnership threatened by the Russian and Chinese presence on the African continent.