Multinational Joint Taskforce Launched Course on Integrated Operations

Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim, Force Commander, FC, Multinational Joint Taskforce, says the fight against terrorism necessitates a global approach.

He emphasized the importance of collaboration among various stakeholders in order to isolate and clear terrorists from the Lake Chad Basin area.

Major General Ibrahim stated this while declaring the Joint Integrated Operations Planning Course open in N’Djamena, Chad, according to a statement released by Colonel Mohammed Dole, Chief of Military Public Information, HQ MNJTF, N’DJAMENA CHAD, who emphasized the importance of restoring security and stability in the region.

He emphasized that the fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents should not be left to the military alone during the course, which took place from September 27 to October 1, 2021.

According to him, military actions alone will not solve the problem, necessitating a multi-faceted approach to address it.

“It has been established that the fight against terrorism, in general, requires a global approach, integrating various skills held by both civilians and the military,” the FC said at the event.

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Capabilities in planning and leadership
The course, according to Major General Ibrahim, was designed to strengthen the MNJTF’s planning and leadership capabilities in order to achieve the desired security.

The FC emphasized the uniqueness of the training, which brought together civilian and military representatives from six African countries (Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Senegal) as well as the United Kingdom. The FC predicted that the course would improve participants’ knowledge by better understanding the crisis management process.

He also expressed gratitude to Operation TURUS, the coordinating partner, and praised the efforts of the partnership system established by the British Armed Forces to provide multi-forum support to West and Central African countries.

Major General Ibrahim urged participants to put forth a concerted effort to get the most out of the training, emphasizing the importance of discipline, interest, and commitment as necessary components for knowledge acquisition.

Senior Military Officers
In other news, the MNJTF’s Senior Military Leadership (SML), which included Force Commander Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim (Nigeria), Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Abdou Harouna Assoumane (Nigeria), and Chief of Staff Colonel Nana Paulin Njomo (Cameroon), attended an orientation training workshop at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa from September 20 to 22.

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Briefings on the African Union Crisis Response Mechanism, African Peace and Security Architecture, the role of the African Standby Force (ASF), AU financial support to the MNJTF, and the status of the ongoing implementation of the AU additional support to the MNJTF, among other topics, were held during the two-day event.

The main goal of the orientation course was to introduce the MNJTF SML to the AU system and values, as well as to improve the MNJTF-AU synergy.

During the briefings, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commission, praised the MNJTF leadership’s efforts and urged them to continue to improve the stability of the Lake Chad Basin Region.

He described the MNJTF as a one-of-a-kind effort to address security challenges in its operational planning environment that must not fail. The FC took advantage of the opportunity to pay a visit to the Nigerian mission in Addis Ababa and interact with them. The event went off without a hitch.

Visit with Courtesy
On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the MNJTF HQ in N’Djamena, Chad, the Force Commander received the Defense Adviser of the Republic of France to Chad, Col Greigore Madelen, in his office.

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The focus of the discussions was on areas where both parties could work together to help stabilize the LCBC.

Major General Abdulrahman Yusuf Mery, Commander of the Chadian Special Forces Bde, also paid a courtesy visit to the FC in the Headquarters MNJTF. Training, joint operations, and intelligence sharing were among the topics discussed.