Now you see not only WHY Africa must step up but it must do so not wasting money on military corruption and ineffective soldiers that do not meet international fighting standards (they all need to be retired and sent home to help productively build the nation raising harmonious families and not be senselessly sacrificed in wars against the real enemy that they would never be able to win) but on technologist and Scientist that can provide tools and effective defense systems for their continent (Not country but Continent as you do not need foot soldiers you need high tech systems).
It would not be hard to achieve as with just 5 years wasted past military budgets of a single present day African country was more than enough for Africa as a continent to have had its own high tech defense systems and internal communications systems the problem was the Military were corrupt and often times traditional/backwards and rigidly fixed in their military patterns of thought. all they did was "inside-The-Box-Thinking towards defense as they lacked innovative and resourceful strategies and thought as they would NEVER be able to stand up to even the smallest western nation so what sort of Military is that? What they need is military thought patterns that instead thinks with innovation as well as "Outside the-Box" structuring/planning. A military thought pattern that needs to be laced with strategic and innovative technological development thinking and understanding:
Thus; put another way:
Old school=Soldiers and dilapidated second rate purchased form the west weapons that are ineffective against the west.
while
New School=High Tech weather systems, mechanoids, interceptors, early detection systems and power-house strike systems yes! the whole new age military timeless technology based infrastructure!
As we need to learn from history and put our lessons learned to protective use to protect Africa and its peoples globally now and in the future!