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Burkina Faso: Two New Spokespersons Represent The Sahel Alliance

Since August 2023, two new spokespersons have been representing the Alliance Sahel in Burkina Faso: H.E. Kristian Kirkegaard Edinger, Ambassador of Denmark, and Mr Jan Henrik Meise, Head of Cooperation at the German Embassy. They replace Gilles Chausse, Director of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Burkina Faso, who served…

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G5 Sahel: operational session on the sidelines of the General Assembly

The Sahel Alliance and the G5 Sahel have formed a solid partnership, with regular contacts with both the rotating G5 Presidency and the G5 Sahel Executive Secretariat. On July 11, on the sidelines of the Sahel Alliance General Assembly in Nouakchott, representatives of the G5 Sahel Executive Secretariat and Alliance…

10 July 202318 August 2023 News Press

The Emergency Development Programme (EDP)

In 2018, the G5 Sahel member countries asked the G5 Sahel Executive Secretariat (SEG5) to draw up an Emergency Development Programme (EDP) to stabilise the areas facing complex security challenges and severe economic, social and climatic vulnerability. The Sahel Alliance members have mobilised since December 2018 to implement this programme.…

8 July 202318 August 2023 News

A Global Forum To Boost Adaptive Social Protection

The Global Forum on Adaptive Social Protection organized in Berlin in June 2023 was an opportunity for policymakers, practitioners and social protection experts to jointly examine and discuss the scope and potential of Adaptive Social Protection to foster resilience and prepare for shocks. Several Sahel Alliance members participated in this…

27 June 202329 June 2023 News

Activities of the “G5 Sahel Facility” Foundation in Chad

The “G5 Sahel Facility” Foundation was established in 2021 as a trust fund to finance community projects in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad. The foundation is open to any donor wishing to invest in the Sahel region, in particular partners of the Sahel Alliance. In Chad, as in…

14 June 202314 June 2023 News Forthcoming events

Sahel: An approach to aid adapted to fragile areas

In the face of the worsening of conflicts in many regions of the Sahel and their multiple consequences on the living conditions of the populations, the international community is seeking to strengthen the relevance, effectiveness and impact of its aid in these areas, paying particular attention to the prevention and treatment…

25 April 20234 May 2023 News

A strategy to integrate gender in the security & justice sectors in the Sahel

Strengthening women’s participation in society is critical to build inclusive and equitable institutions capable of resolving conflicts in a peaceful way. The underrepresentation of women in the security and justice sectors in the Sahel deepens the trust deficit between the population and security and justice services. One of the missions…

27 March 202320 April 2023 News

6th Extraordinary summit of G5 Sahel Heads of State: the Sahel Alliance reaffirms its determination to work together for the development of the region

At the invitation of H.E. General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad and current Chairman of the G5 Sahel, the Heads of State of the G5 Sahel member countries met in extraordinary session on 20 February 2023 in N’Djamena. The aim? To examine the current functioning…

20 February 202320 April 2023 News Forthcoming events News

Editorial – May 2023

Dear members, dear partners, In April, all members of the Sahel Alliance met again for the 11th Operational Steering Committee (CPO). This committee decided on clear guidelines to move our coordination platform towards more targeted, flexible action in line with the region’s development priorities, which are being reviewed under the…

17 January 202323 May 2023 Editoriaux News

“Education is a key driver of stability, social cohesion and peace”

An interview with Ousmane Diagana, a Mauritanian national, World Bank Vice President for West and Central Africa since July 1st, 2020. In this role, he coordinates the World Bank’s relationships with 22 countries and manages a portfolio of projects, technical assistance, and financial resources totalling more than 47 billion dollars.…

17 October 202218 October 2022 Education and youth employment Press