By: Peace Udugba.
Former Nigeria Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has claimed that over 1,000 terror groups currently operate across Africa.
Delivering his goodwill message at the ongoing African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in Abuja on Monday, Gambari stressed that African militaries must strive to protect their individual countries, their respective regions, and collectively, the entire continent.
The summit is themed “Combating Contemporary Threats to Regional Peace and Security in Africa: The Role of Strategic Defence Collaboration.”
He emphasized the urgent need for African nations to reinvigorate their defence industries and safeguard homegrown technologies to prevent external control.
