ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Thursday strongly condemned the wave of unconstitutional change of governments in Africa that violate the AU's normative instruments.

In a statement issued by the AU's Peace and Security Council, the council "stresses the urgent need for reviewing the efficacy of the traditional AU responses to this scourge."

The council expressed its deep concern by the delays in ensuring expedited restoration of constitutional order in some AU member states. It strongly encouraged them to redouble their efforts in order to ensure that all transitional tasks are implemented with the stipulated timelines.

The statement came a day after AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat condemned a coup in the central African country of Gabon, the latest of a series of coups in the continent.

Faki condemned the coup as a flagrant violation of the legal and political instruments of the AU.

The AU further expressed concern over the persistence, resurgence and emergence of peace and security threats in the continent, both man-made and natural.

Among such threats include terrorism, radicalization and violent extremism, unconstitutional changes of government, intra-state conflicts, armed groups, proliferation of foreign fighters including mercenaries and foreign terrorist fighters, transnational organized crime, illicit financial flows, and illegal exploration of natural resources, among others. Enditem

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