Togo is reportedly undertaking a major overhaul of its counterinsurgency strategy to combat the growing threat posed by al Qaeda-affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, along its border with Burkina Faso, including the construction of trenches stretching for several hundred kilometers across vulnerable sections of the northern border, the establishment of new forward operating bases, and reinforced military deployments in the Savanes region, Jeune Afrique reported on July 9. The report also states that Lome has deepened security cooperation with Turkey by deploying "several hundred" personnel from Turkey's private military company SADAT to train its special forces, while further strengthening intelligence networks and transport infrastructure in the country's north.

Coastal West African countries, particularly Togo and Benin, have faced an elevated risk of jihadist violence spilling over from neighboring Sahelian countries, where jihadist groups control large swathes of territory amid the military juntas' limited counterterrorism capacity.