Tinubu Approves Hosting Of Africa Chiefs Of Defence Staff Summit In Abuja

Wednesday June 25, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the hosting of African Chiefs of Defence Staff summit in Abuja, The NATION reported.

The summit, aimed at proffering home-grown solutions to the continent’s security challenges, will hold from August 25 to 27.

Speaking at a Press Conference, the Chairman of the summit planning committee, Air Vice Marshal Precious Amadi, 53 African countries’ Defence chiefs., including Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, had indicated interest to attend the summit.

Amadi said the premier summit was an avenue for Chiefs of Defence Staff across the Africa continent to engage in dialogue on shared defence and security mechanisms to enhance defence capabilities amongst African nations.

He said: “Truly, in the light of current realities, it has become imperative to seek African solutions to African problems. And it is in recognition of this, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, granted approval for the Defence Headquarters to host the maiden African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit.”

Amadi said the summit, with the theme: “Combating Contemporary Threats to Regional Peace and Security in Africa: The Role of Strategic Defence Collaborations,” covered four thematic areas.

These, according to him, are: Initiating Discussions on Collective Strategies for African Security Issues; Facilitating Collaborative Response to Peace and Security Issues in Africa; Developing Mechanisms for Integrating the Private Sector into Africa’s Defence Efforts; and Establishing a Roundtable for the Initiation of Homegrown Solutions to Africa’s Defence Needs.

“The event is also expected to showcase Africa’s defence capabilities through a defence exhibition which will hold concurrently with the Summit.

“Some foreign partners as well as senior retired and serving military officers, including heads of African Union and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commissions, government officers and heads of various security agencies will attend the event,” Amadi said.