President Bola Tinubu has re-echoed the need for global leaders to embrace multilateralism while rejecting protectionism, saying it’s an essential step towards achieving lasting peace, security, and stability. Tinubu made the point while addressing delegates at a high-level meeting on peace and security at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on Thursday in Beijing, China, in his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The president noted that the challenges facing today’s world—ranging from food insecurity to armed conflict—can only be addr…