EU member states have agreed to launch a military operation in West Africa, with the military and police officers in Ghana, Togo, Benin and Ivory Coast, German newspapers Deutsche Welle and Die Welt am Sonntag report, citing diplomats.

According to Deutsche Welle, the mission aims to train and advise local security forces, prepare anti-terrorist operations, provide technical support and contribute to other measures in the security sector. The mission will start after formal “approval” by EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg in October 2023.

On Twitter, geopolitical commentator Joseph Okechukwu from Lagos, Nigeria, writes in outrage: “They’re deploying “Police and soldiers” on African soil?! The effrontery to send Police and Soldiers to our continent when we are not living in the slavery era is enough to help you see what an incredibly historic time we live in, as AFRICANS. It’s a generational turning point.

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