- 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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The entities involved
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Burkina Faso
sovereign state in Africa
- Burkina Faso entrepreneurs are establishing strategic economic partnerships with the Russian Export Center, promoting direct bilateral trade in food and textiles.
- The International Finance Corporation is providing financing for a logistics corridor in Ghana that links Volta Lake to northern Ghana and extends to Burkina Faso.
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Niger
sovereign state in western Africa
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Sahel
ecoclimatic and biogeographic transition zone in Africa
Related events
- Dialogue resumes between ECOWAS and ASS, while UNSC reviews the political and security situation in the Sahel.
- Nigeria, Ghana, Kuwait, Niger, and Sierra Leone are strengthening political and economic cooperation ties to promote peace and stability in the Sahel region.
- Mauritania, West Africa, and Sahel are engaged in cooperation regarding regional security and development.
- Niger officially joined the Alliance of Sahel States, with Larissa Kojoué commenting on the situation.
- Sahel instability contributes to Nigerian terrorism.