By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Army Corps General Abou Issa replaces Fructueux Gbaguidi as chief of staff of Benin's armed forces. Installed on 6 November, he says he wants to strengthen the presence of soldiers on the ground to fight terrorist groups on the northern borders, according to Seneweb.
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Benin reshuffles its army leadership and appoints General Abou Issa as chief of the Beninese armed forces.
Lieutenant General Abou Issa becomes chief of staff of the Beninese Armed Forces, replacing Lieutenant General Fructueux Gbaguidi. The latter takes charge of the permanent secretariat of the National Defence and Security Council, while several other officers change roles, according to Beninintelligent.
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Nigerian armed forces freed 42 hostages during operations carried out from 29 October to 5 November in several parts of the country, with 56 suspects arrested and around 60 terrorists neutralised. The toll also includes the surrender of more than 15 fighters and their families, according to General Michael Onojla quoted by MAP.
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Benin President Romuald Wadagni has appointed General Abou Issa as head of the army, replacing General Fructueux Gbaguidi, who has been assigned to the National Defence and Security Council. Three other officers are taking charge of the land, air and naval forces amid a jihadist threat in the north, Punch reports.
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Benin's Defence Minister Delegate, Gildas Habib B. Agonkan, received the chief of Haiti's armed forces, Lieutenant-General Derby Guerrier. The first visit by a Haitian army chief of staff to Benin since Haiti's army was remobilised in 2018 is intended to promote bilateral defence and security cooperation, according to Matin Libre.
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Trial of former police chief Louis Philippe Houndégnon starts againFormer director general of Benin's National Police, Louis Philippe Houndégnon, appears again before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) on 9 November 2026. After several court decisions and the case being referred to a new panel of judges, proceedings resume in full, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
APC supporters protest over 4,000 naira paymentPeople mobilised for an All Progressives Congress rally in Enugu protested after being offered 4,000 naira for their participation. They said they had spent several hours in the sun during the campaign supporting the re-election of Bola Tinubu and Peter Mbah, Daily Post Nigeria reports.The week in Africa
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