SECURITY

Heavy gunfire and loud explosions were heard on the night of Wednesday, June 17 to Thursday, June 18, 2026, around the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The incident caused considerable alarm in several neighborhoods of…

Heavy gunfire and strong explosions were heard during the night of June 17 to 18, 2026, around Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey. Nigerien authorities assure that the situation is under control, but no official toll or details about the…

Diplomacy and Security: Benin Strengthens Its Military Cooperation with the United States and the European Union The Minister Delegate in Charge of National Defense, Gildas Agonkan, held a series of strategic meetings on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Cotonou. He…

The UN Security Council is concerned about the deterioration of civil and political rights in Central Africa, amid ongoing armed conflicts and humanitarian pressure related to the war in Sudan. Presenting the semi-annual report of UNOCA, Martha Pobee raised alarm…

In Pahou, two suspected robbers specialized in strangling taxi drivers were arrested by the Republican Police at dawn on Monday, June 8, 2026. Their mistake? They attempted to rob the same victim they had attacked four months earlier, unaware that…

The Court for the Suppression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism considered, during its criminal session on Friday, June 5, 2026, the case of a young man prosecuted for terrorist acts. The accused is suspected of having reported and stored firearms…

The Malian army claims to have carried out several airstrikes against armed group positions in the Gao and Kayes regions, asserting the neutralization of around fifty fighters. These operations, announced by the general staff, come amid a surge in military…

More than 400 women and children kidnapped by Boko Haram in Ngoshe, in Borno State, have been freed after several months in captivity. This release, confirmed by local officials and linked to a military operation carried out in the Mandara…

An operational detachment of the Republican Police has put an end to the criminal activities of a group of wrongdoers in the Koburu city. On the night of Friday, June 5 to Saturday, June 6, 2026, five individuals were apprehended…

Sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment for “endangering the security of the State,” Yann Christian-Bernard Vézilier, a French officer presented as an agent of the DGSE and stationed at the French embassy in Bamako, becomes a symbol of a now…

The President of the Republic is undertaking a large-scale reform of the national intelligence system. The Directorate of Liaison and Documentation Services (DSLD) is changing its status and is now becoming the General Directorate of Services (DGS), marking a new…

The French hydrographic vessel Borda made a stopover in Cotonou as part of the maritime cooperation between Benin and France. At the request of the Beninese authorities, the ship will conduct bathymetric surveys in June aimed at updating the country’s…

The former director of Nigerian defense information, retired General Rabe Abubakar, was kidnapped along with his wife in Katsina State, northwestern Nigeria. The kidnapping, attributed to armed men, occurred on the Matazu axis, an area frequently affected by attacks from…

The President of the Republic, Romuald Wadagni, made a strong move in the early days of his term by entrusting the coordination of his close security to Captain Elvire Toupé. A battle-hardened officer of the Republican Guard, she becomes the…

An operation conducted by the elements of the 11th arrondissement police station in Cotonou led to the dismantling of a ghetto in the Vodjè neighborhood. The intervention took place on Monday, May 25, 2026, in a swampy area of the…

Two positions of the Beninese Armed Forces were targeted in attacks during the night of May 25 to 26, 2026, in the Kourou Koualou area, at the border with Burkina Faso. According to information from RFI reported by La Nouvelle…

The Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Drug Trafficking in Niger (OCRTIS) presented to the press on Monday, May 25, 2026, an exceptional seizure of 233 bricks of cocaine, totaling 268.045 kg, intercepted on May 19 in the Zinder…

The night of May 23 to 24, 2026, was marked by a violent attack in a concession in Péhunco, in northern Benin. Introduced at around 3:30 a.m., armed individuals surprised the sleeping household head in the courtyard. Threatened under duress,…

Mojtaba Khamenei has stated that Gulf countries can no longer serve as a “shield” for American bases, in a message broadcast by Iranian state television on the occasion of the Hajj. This declaration comes amid high tension between Tehran and…

Bamako has made a formal protest to Riyadh following the illegal entry of Ibrahim Moustapha, a correspondent for Al Arabiya and Al Hadath, into Mali. Malian authorities accuse the Saudi channel of spreading “false” information and allude to “complicity with…

The Bamako military prosecutor’s office announced on Saturday the opening of an investigation into several Malian soldiers and a political figure suspected of complicity with jihadist groups during the coordinated attacks on April 25, 2026, in the country, according to…

As part of the reorganization of responsibilities within the Benin Armed Forces, a new command decision was issued in April. Pascal Tigri, the fugitive lieutenant colonel currently sought by an international arrest warrant, has been officially replaced as head of…

As tensions between the United States and Iran rise, the United Kingdom declines to participate in the American maritime blockade project. London prioritizes freedom of navigation and calls for a coordinated response with its allies. The United Kingdom distances itself.…

In response to persistent accusations alleging a supposed plot hatched by Benin with France to destabilize its neighbors, notably Niger, the Chief of the General Staff of the Benin Armed Forces, General Fructueux Gbaguidi, sought to clear up any ambiguity.…

An armed attack carried out against a military position in Pendjari National Park was repelled by the Beninese Defense and Security Forces. The army says that 17 assailants were neutralized during the fighting on Saturday, March 7, 2026. In northern…

A position of the Beninese armed forces was attacked in the afternoon of Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in the village of Kofouno, located in the commune of Karimama, in the far north of Benin. According to information relayed on the…

Benin participated in the 44th meeting of the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff Committee, dedicated to peace, security and stability issues in the subregion. This meeting brought together the top military officials of the member countries, with the goal of…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced its intention to activate its Standby Force (Standby Force) to address the growing security challenges posed by terrorism in the subregion. The decision, taken at a meeting of heads of state…

A joint operation conducted by the Republican Police and the General Directorate of Customs resulted in the seizure of more than 500 12-gauge cartridges in Kassouala. The operation took place as part of coordinated efforts to combat the illicit trafficking…

Security forces dismantled a clandestine kiosk involved in selling psychotropic products in Abomey-Calavi. The operation is part of efforts to combat the illegal circulation of controlled substances.According to available information, members of the police anti-crime brigade arrested several individuals suspected…