Benin’s government has taken a decisive step to strengthen its internal security forces as security risks persist along the country’s northern borders and cross-border criminal
Author: Pierre Tchuente
Journalist
Benin taps Algeria for military training and border security know-how
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Abala-Filingué: GARSI loses 15 troops in deadly ambush as Niger’s security crisis deepens
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Benin delivers 1,422 chance equality cards to persons with disabilities
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KwaMakhutha: eleven killed in armed raid on a Durban township home
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