{"id":163650,"date":"2025-05-22T23:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges"},"modified":"2025-05-23T00:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:08:43","slug":"nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s Army chief calls for unity in solving Africa\u2019s security challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has called for deeper collaboration among African nations to effectively tackle the continent\u2019s complex and transnational security threats.<\/p>\n<p>Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame<\/p>\n<p>Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in a statement said the CAS made the call in his opening remarks at the 4th African Air Forces Forum in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing air chiefs, defence experts and strategic partners from across the continent and beyond, Air Marshal Abubakar emphasised that no African country can single-handedly overcome the evolving security challenges plaguing the region.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that cooperation, trust and shared strategic interests must form the backbone of efforts to enhance peace and stability in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn today\u2019s rapidly evolving threat environment, the capacity to project airpower for deterrence, surveillance, logistics, or combat has become indispensable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, at the core of Africa\u2019s effective employment of airpower lies the imperative for trusted partnerships anchored in shared values and strategic interests,\u201d he further stated.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the theme of this year\u2019s forum, \u2018Strengthening Collaborations in Advanced Aerospace Technologies for Enhanced National and Regional Security\u2019, the CAS observed that \u201cAs threats become increasingly transnational in nature, the urgency for enhanced cooperation, innovation, and strategic foresight among African air forces cannot be over emphasized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the forum offers a vital platform for forging strong bonds, exchanging ideas, and facilitating technology transfer to move Africa closer to self-sufficiency in aerospace and defence capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has called for deeper collaboration among African nations to effectively tackle the continent\u2019s complex and transnational security threats. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in a statement said the CAS made the call [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":163649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[17384,254,4279,354],"class_list":["post-163650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-hasan-bala-abubakar","tag-nigeria","tag-nigeria-army-chief","tag-security"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria\u2019s Army chief calls for unity in solving Africa\u2019s security challenges - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has called for deeper collaboration among African nations t ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigeria\u2019s Army chief calls for unity in solving Africa\u2019s security challenges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has called for deeper collaboration among African nations t ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-22T22:07:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-22T23:08:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747942770.969352.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"938\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nigeria\u2019s Army chief calls for unity in solving Africa\u2019s security challenges\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-22T22:07:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-22T23:08:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges\"},\"wordCount\":271,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747942770.969352.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Hasan Bala Abubakar\",\"Nigeria\",\"Nigeria Army Chief\",\"security\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerias-army-chief-calls-for-unity-in-solving-africas-security-challenges\",\"name\":\"Nigeria\u2019s Army chief calls for unity in solving Africa\u2019s security challenges - 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