President Bola Tinubu says African nations must work together to confront the “new generation of threats” facing the continent.
Mr Tinubu advised while addressing graduates of Senior Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji.
The president added that non-state actors now stalk Africa in search of nations to plunder and people to oppress.
He added that the threats were exacerbated by urgent competition for precious resources across the continent.
“In too many instances, the contest turns violent. Areas that should blossom into economic prosperity and hope become factories of pillage and oppression.
“In Africa, this condition is perhaps our greatest challenge and harshest injustice,” he added.
He said efforts such as the multinational collaboration of Nigeria, Cameroun, Niger and Chad to bring peace to the Lake Chad region must be replicated across the continent to surmount the security challenges.
“Every day these malign actors hold sway over even an…