Benin's government spokesman provides details on the military agreement signed by Benin with Niger on Monday, July 11, 2022.

Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, spokesman for the Beninese government, spoke of the steps taken by Benin to achieve this military cooperation with Niger for Benin. He pointed out that the Nigeriens have something more that makes terrorism in their country has not developed with the same magnitude as what has been observed in other countries. It is therefore for Benin to be inspired. In addition, the Beninese authorities want to associate the knowledge that will be acquired with the local strategy, with the pooling that takes place within the Accra initiative but also within the G5 Sahel. "Drawing on the best practices here and there, and adding now to the domestic policy with the logistics that we are putting in place to strengthen the skills of our men so that the defense and security forces always manage to keep the upper hand. With these words, the spokesman ended the exercise to which he submitted.