(5)On 3 August 2023, the Council adopted a Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599note, which established a European Union Security and Defence Initiative (the ‘Initiative’) under the Common Security and Defence Policy, in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea, namely Ghana and Benin. The strategic objective of the Initiative is to assist West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea in which it is established in developing the adequate capabilities within their security and defence forces to contain and respond to the pressure exercised by terrorist armed groups.
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