On Wednesday 28 June, Cosmin Dobran, Director of the Integrated Approach for Security and Peace at the European External Action Service, announced that the EU could soon launch a Common Security and Defence Policy mission, both civilian and military, in four coastal African countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin.
At a hearing of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence, Mr Dobran explained that the partners in these countries wanted to strengthen their...