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COAS African Military Chiefs, Other Stakeholders Converge at AFRIDEX 2026 Lagos

🇳🇬 Nigeria · War & conflict · Lagos, Lagos · 5 h ago
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AFRIDEX 2026 provides a strategic platform for showcasing emerging defence technologies, promoting indigenous defence production, facilitating technology transfer and deepening collaboration among African countries and international defence partners.
The event brought together key policymakers, military leaders, security experts and defence manufacturers, including representative of His President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to promote defence innovation, strengthen strategic partnerships and advance Afri
A statement by Army headquarters said the COAS’s participation underscores the Nigerian Army’s commitment to enhancing operational readiness, accelerating capability development and leveraging technological innovation to improve mission effectiveness.
Acknowledging that security threats are becoming more complex and interconnected, the President called on African defence partners and global innovators in Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies to partner with Nigeria to ensure peace and stability on the continent.
COAS African Military Chiefs, Other Stakeholders Converge at AFRIDEX 2026 Lagos
Independent sources: 2 · Security King Nigeria, reportcircle.com
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