- Border issues and worsening insecurity across Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, and Benin are driving arms trafficking and surveillance deficits.
- Benin sought regional cooperation with AES states, attended by a Nigerien delegation, amid Sahel instability.
Burkina Faso and Niger pledged cooperation on counterterrorism and border security amidst regional instability.
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Updated Jun 4
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What happened
Burkina Faso and Niger pledged cooperation on counterterrorism and border security amidst regional instability.
Who's involved
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Part of
Benin sought regional cooperation with AES states, attended by a Nigerien delegation, amid Sahel instability.Also in this story
- The Government of Benin and WFP are leading national solutions to food insecurity caused by the security crisis spilling over from the Sahel region.
- A Nigerian delegation, led by Kashim Shettima, visited Benin to examine industrial models and promote development.
The entities involved
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Burkina Faso
sovereign state in Africa
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Niger
sovereign state in western Africa
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Sahel
ecoclimatic and biogeographic transition zone in Africa
Related events
- Nigeria is deepening cooperation with West African states, including Burkina Faso, to enhance peace and security.
- Mauritania, West Africa, and Sahel are engaged in cooperation regarding regional security and development.
- A Nigerian delegation attended the African Union summit in Luanda, Angola, to discuss the ongoing issues related to Sahel instability and its impact on Nigeria's borders.
- Nigeria and Kenya held a strategic exchange on counter-terrorism and lessons learned from the Sahel region.
- Ribadu and the African Union Centre warned of terrorist exploitation spanning West Africa and the Sahel.