Africa Intelligence Brief — March 27, 2026

2026-03-27 - 17:20

What Matters Today 1 Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, France Hold Trilateral Defence Chiefs Meeting in Cotonou — Coastal West Africa Builds Security Architecture Outside ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and France met in Cotonou on March 19 in a trilateral format that bypasses ECOWAS entirely. This Africa intelligence brief tracks a strategic