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France's DCI to supply Benin armed forces with drones

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Beninese soldiers in Cotonou.
Beninese soldiers in Cotonou. © Ludovic MARIN / AFP

The French ministry for the Armed Forces' operating group, Défense Conseil International, has just won an €11.7m support contract for an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programme in Benin. Its lethal aid programme in Niger has, however, been suspended.

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