Nigeria looks to boost security cooperation with Benin and Niger
3 Jul 2026, 08:51 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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Nigeria is working to increase military cooperation with Benin and Niger as jihadists from the Sahel encroach on the country's northwest, the Nigerian defence minister said on Thursday.