Nigeria’s Leader of Military Team of workers, COAS, Lieutenant Normal Waidi Shaibu, has underscored the strategic crucial of growing indigenous African applied sciences and strengthening native defence production features to cut back dependence on international army apparatus and reinforce the continent’s safety self-reliance.
This shaped the thrust of his discuss with to the Rwanda Engineering and Production Company, REMCO, in Kigali, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, as a part of his reliable operating discuss with to the Republic of Rwanda.
Colonel Appolonia Anele, appearing Director of the Military Public Family members, in a observation, stated all over the discuss with, the COAS, who was once gained by means of the Leader Govt Officer of REMCO, Mr Emile Rungambajye, explored the company’s engineering and production features, highlighting the rising significance of African innovation, technological development and commercial capability in development resilient and sustainable defence techniques.
The engagement bolstered the will for African countries to harness indigenous experience, spend money on analysis and construction, and give a boost to technological partnerships to provide homegrown answers to fresh safety demanding situations.
“Established in 2018, REMCO is a government-owned engineering and production undertaking specialising in precision engineering, machining, steel casting, fabrication and the manufacturing of equipment, apparatus and spare portions.
“Its increasing commercial features display Africa’s possible to broaden crucial applied sciences, give a boost to native manufacturing capability and steadily cut back reliance on international provide chains,” the observation stated.
The discuss with additional highlighted the strategic relevance of strengthening Nigeria’s indigenous defence-industrial base thru establishments such because the Defence Industries Company of Nigeria, DICON. Creating native production features stays crucial to maintaining army operations, bettering apparatus availability, improving upkeep capability and selling technological innovation.