Assembly/AU/Dec.644(XXIX) Page 6 and NOTES that terrorist groups affiliated to Al- Qaeda and to the so-called Islamic State (IS), continued to be active in Somalia, in Libya, in the Lake Chad Basin and the Sahel region; REAFFIRMS its conviction that success in the fight against terrorism, radicalization and violent extremism and transnational organised crime, is only possible with cooperation, solidarity and collective action; in this regard, STRESSES the need for Member States to implement the relevant African and international counter-terrorism instruments and to draw on existing cooperation frameworks, particularly the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), the Committee on Intelligence and Security Services in Africa (CISSA) and the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL); STRESSES the importance of the Nouakchott and Djibouti Processes, which should be reinforced in order to fully play their role in efforts aimed at enhancing cooperation and coordination in the fight against terrorism; 19. CONGRATULATES the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) of the Member States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), namely Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad, plus the Republic of Benin, for the significant progress made in the fight against the terrorist group of Boko Haram and ENCOURAGES them to pursue their efforts, with the support of the AU and the international community; EXPRESSES ITS CONCERN about the humanitarian situation in the North East of Nigeria, resulting from the security situation and CALLS ON the international community to provide the necessary assistance, commensurate to the needs of the affected people in the area; furthermore, NOTES WITH APPRECIATION that, thanks to the efforts of the Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA-RCI), particularly its military component, the Regional Task Force (RTF), the LRA is no longer a direct military threat to the States of the region in this respect, COMMENDS the countries of the region for their invaluable contribution to this effort and STRESSES the need to do everything possible to ensure that the withdrawal of the Ugandan and US forces compromise the gains made; CALLS ON the Member countries of the RCI-LRA to continue their action against the LRA, with the support of the AU Member States, UN and Partners; 20. RECOGNIZES the progress made in the operationalization and implementation of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), in synergy with the African Governance Architecture (AGA); ENCOURAGES the RECs/RMs and the AU Commission, with the support of the United Nations, the EU and other partners, and the participation of civil society, to pursue the efforts towards ensuring the full functioning of all APSA components, under the guidance of Peace and Security Council; TAKES NOTE of the steps taken with regard to the African Standby Force, in particular the review of its doctrine and the upcoming verification of pledges made by the regions; LOOKS FORWARD to the early inauguration of the Continental Logistic Base in Douala, Cameroon; ALSO TAKES NOTE of the activities conducted in the context of the African Capacity