The closing statement of the African Union Summit affirmed the importance of the recommendations contained in the Nouakchott Declaration, especially “its affirmation of the need to differentiate between terrorism and violence advocated by armed extremist groups, and the noble message of Islam. The closing statement of the African Union also recalled the call to announce Nouakchott African countries to support religious moderation and coexistence between individuals and people based on common human and African values. * Nouakchott Declaration that emerged from the Conference of African Scholars, which was hosted by the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott in partnership between the Mauritanian government and the Abu Dhabi Forum to Promote Peace in Muslim Societies *