In February, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chiefs of staff endorsed the establishment of a regional force to combat terrorism and insecurity. The…
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Benin has become a key front for violent militant Islamist groups operating from neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger seeking to expand their operations into coastal West…
US Africa Command (Africom) Commander General Dagvin Anderson has moved in his first five months to implement military collaboration and capacity-building partnerships with security implications. This…
Militant Islamist groups in the Sahel are becoming increasingly deadly, with nearly 10 500 average annual deaths in the last three years – up from 4 900 a…
Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west Africa since 2020, this bid triggered…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed troops to Benin following a failed coup at the weekend – the latest to hit the…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Benin recently strengthened their political and defence partnership following a series of high-level diplomatic engagements. On 15 October the two…
Not two months into his newest command at the helm of the US military’s Africa Command (Africom), United States Air Force (USAF) General Dagvin Anderson notched…
The Beninese Armed Forces has introduced new equipment into its inventory, including Cayman and MCAV-20 armoured personnel carriers from Belarus and the United Arab Emirates. The…
On 8 January, members of the violent extremist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims attacked a fortified position of the anti-terrorist Operation Mirador in…
Militant Islamist violence in the Sahel continues to shift southward and westward, putting ever more pressure on population centers in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—as well…
The United States has handed over 14 Puma M36 armoured vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces. They are part of a batch originally destined for Niger,…
Extremist violence in the Sahel is spilling over into coastal West African countries. Governments in coastal West African countries play the leading role in responding to…
Major General Kenneth Ekman, who serves as the US Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element (ACE) Lead, US Africa Command, is a pivotal figure shaping…
The United States military has completed its withdrawal from Niger after 11 years of military cooperation with the west African country. This follows a major disagreement…