He said such people should be held responsible for their actions aimed at destabilising Africa.
Jonathan made his position known in his remarks on peace and security at the opening of the on-going Fourth European Union-Africa Summit holding in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.
The summit brought together the Heads of State and Government of the EU and the African continent together with the EU and AU institutions.
The EU was represented at the summit, which has "Investing in people, prosperity and peace" as its theme, by the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso.
In addition to these initiatives, the President said there were organs within the AU with mandates to strengthen the peace and security architecture.
He described the coming into force of the African Charter on Democracy, Election and Government, as a legally binding instrument to further reaffirm the continent's collective resolve at outlawing unconstitutional change of government in Africa.
He added, "Notwithstanding these initiatives, new and emerging threats that necessitate concerted and holistic focus have emerged. These include political conflicts that threaten hard-won peace and democracies, and worse still, the phenomenon of piracy and terrorism.
"In the face of these new threats and challenges, the Peace and Security Architecture needs to be strengthened and the African Standby Force needs to be fully operationalised.
"We need to give stronger impetus to capacity building and logistical support to boost Africa's capability and preparedness to take pre-emptive steps to contain conflict situations, quell violence and deal with the scourges of terrorism."
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