(4)On 3 August 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599note, which established a European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea (the ‘Initiative’), namely Benin and Ghana, under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). On 25 September 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/2066note, which extended the Initiative to Côte d’Ivoire and Togo. The strategic objective of the Initiative is to assist West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea in which the Initiative is established in developing the adequate capabilities within their security and defence forces to contain and respond to the pressure exercised by non-state armed groups.
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