Co-Chairman of World Network of Security and Defence Professionals for prevention and combating terrorism. Former Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of ECOWAS. General Francis A. BEHANZIN has notably managed with great efficiency and discernment political affairs, promotion of democratic governance, and peace in West African region. He has methodically and rationally led the development of the 2020-2024 regional action plan to combat terrorism. With several specialized military and police trainings in Europe, the United States, Canada and Africa, particularly on organized crime and peace operations, he is also auditor of the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Defense Nationale de Paris (IHEDN), lecturer at the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale in Paris and a member of the Benin Human Rights Commission of Benin. He holds a Masters in Law and Political Sciences from the National University of Benin.
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