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Benin and Nigeria join forces to fight growing cross-border terrorism | RFI
Source: RFI | 7 March 2026
The plan includes the coordination of border patrols, joint operations, intelligence sharing and increased monitoring of cross-border flows, which are to be discussed further later this month.
For Héni Nsaibia, senior West Africa analyst at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data group (ACLED), the collaboration is "a step in the right direction" for tackling the rise in violence.
The border area between Benin, Niger and Nigeria has become a new focus of jihadist violence since 2025, Nsaibia said.
