(4)On 3 August 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1599note, which established the European Union Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea, namely Ghana and Benin, under the common security and defence policy (CSDP) (the ‘Initiative’). On 25 September 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/2066note, also establishing the Initiative in Côte d’Ivoire and Togo. On 11 December 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/2786note, launching the Initiative. The strategic objective of the Initiative is to assist the 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 terrorist armed groups.
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