Deadly attacks at a Ugandan restaurant and a sports bar during the FIFA World Cup final highlighted the need to work together to combat the threat of terrorism, President Jacob Zuma said at an African Union (AU) Summit in Uganda.

"The terrorist attacks were not just directed at the people of Uganda alone, but was directed at all the people of the continent and the world," Zuma said at the summit that ended on Tuesday.

Over 70 people were killed in the terrorist explosions at the bar and restaurant in the Ugandan capital Kampala.

Zuma said that he was committed to "walking and acting together" with the Ugandan people through the AU as they fought to combat terrorism.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Wednesday that other key discussions at the Assembly at its fifteenth ordinary session of Heads of State focused on maternal, newborn and child health and development, peace and security, political developments in Sudan and Somalia, science and technology and climate change.

The summit adopted a declaration on concrete actions that should be taken on maternal, newborn and child health by 2015 and resolved to strive towards a peaceful continent.

Regarding Sudan, former President Thabo Mbeki, in his capacity as chair of the High Level Implementation Panel, gave an update on political developments.

"The Assembly was informed that negotiations were ongoing in Sudan and being undertaken within the context of the United Nations (UN) regarding the referendum in 2011.

"The Heads of State were also informed that the AU and UN were jointly coordinating peaceful transitional activities in the Sudan under the leadership of the AU," the department said.

There was also much debate on the question of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, taking into account the recent terrorist attacks in Uganda.

"The assembly strongly condemned the attacks and other acts of violence perpetrated by Al Shabaab and other terrorist groups against the TFG, the Somali people and the AU Mission in Somalia (Amisom)."

The session called for the necessary support required for peace and stability to be restored in Somalia.

"Despicable terrorist attacks" committed by Al Shabaab in Kampala, Uganda on July 11 against innocent civilians called on all member-States and the entire international community to isolate and take all required measures against States, individuals or entities involved.

The assembly session was also given a progress report on its decision relating to the second ministerial meeting on the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court.

"The heads of states reiterated the importance of peace and justice in Darfur and their commitment to fight impunity in conformity with the provisions of the Constitutive Act of the African Union.

"In addition, the assembly reiterated the AU request to the UN for the deferment of proceedings against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of the Republic of Sudan for a period of one year," the department said.