Issues of Peace and Security in Africa President Mubarak has been always keen on pinpointing the significance of spreading peace and security throughout Africa and the importance of the role of its citizens so as to maintain its security, reminding its leaders of the necessity of exerting their utmost so as to reach a peaceful settlement for the existing disputes among neighboring countries within the framework of a peaceful dialogue and away from violence and external interferences that affect security, stability and welfare of peoples besides deepening disputes and planting hatred and grudge instead of love and solidarity. In order to realize Egypt's target of supporting pillars of political stability in Africa, Egypt played a significant role in Namibia peace talks until realizing its independence during President Mubarak's chairmanship of the 25th session of the Organization of African Unity. Egypt was also among the leading countries that established diplomatic relations with Namibia after its independence. It participated in its independence ceremonies. President Mubarak, who attended the event, said "Egypt will pursue its efforts so as to build the new state in Namibia and end up the apartheid in South Africe". Egypt participated with 50 observers in the presidential elections of South Africa. The first South African President Nelson Mandela expressed his appreciation for the role played by Egypt in supporting the democratic experiment in South Africa Besides, President Mubarak stressed that Egypt shares South Africa in its aspirations for "…Turning South Africa to be a democratic country that respects the right of every citizen to participate in governance regardless of his color or race; and respects the right of majority to choose and decide its fate like other peoples and nations...". Africa a Free Nuclear Arms Zone Since mid of the 60s, Egypt has played a key role in the issue of making Africa a free nuclear arms zone. This contributed powerfully to issue Cairo Official Declaration on establishing a free nuclear arms zone in Africa upon a resolution taken at the first ordinary session of AOU summit in Cairo, 1964. President Mubarak's initiative in 1990 to make Africa and the Middle East free from nuclear arms and mass destruction weapons received a great response, and as a result of it, a resolution was issued by 31st African Summit in  Addis Ababa, June 1995 which considered the ME security a part and parcel of the African Continent. Due to President Mubarak's wisdom and his pursuance in order to achieve peace, security and stability, he made Egypt hosting the conference of making Africa a free nuclear arms zone on April 11, 1996.