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In response to Covid-19, the Sahel Alliance pledges nearly EUR 800 million for the Sahelian partners

PRESS RELEASE Brussels, June 2020 – The global Covid-19 pandemic compounds an already complex and fragile situation in the G5 Sahel region (Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger), with impacts on health, livelihoods, food security and stability of the region. The Sahel Alliance members are making every effort…

22 June 202023 June 2020 Press Releases

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Covid-19 response in Niger: joint efforts from German Cooperation and European Union

Raising awareness activities in Niger – Copyright ©GIZ Much needed equipment has been handed out to over 25 healthcare centres and hospitals in different regions of Niger : 100.000 latex gloves, 96.000 surgical masks, 21.000 bars of soap, 300 handwashing stations and 250 thermometers. This donation has been…

19 May 202028 May 2020 Decentralization and basic services

The Sahel Alliance committed to the G5 Sahel countries in the Covid-19 response

delivery of equipment to the Niger authorities in the framework of the PROGEM Project (EU-BMZ) The security and humanitarian crisis affecting the development of the G5 Sahel region is compounded by the health and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, many humanitarian actors fear a sharp deterioration in…

14 May 202014 May 2020

Biarritz G7 summit: Strengthening commitments in the Sahel

At the end of August, the G7 summit in Biarritz dedicated significant attention to the situation in the Sahel. In his capacity as the President of Burkina Faso, which now holds the Presidency of the G5 Sahel, Roch Kaboré was invited to the summit along with four other African Heads of State. He…

30 August 201910 September 2019 Press Releases

Press Release Sahel Alliance – International High-Level Conference on the Sahel, Brussels 23.02.2018

The Sahel Alliance officially announces the implementation of over 500 projects for a total amount of EUR 6bn to be disbursed between 2018 and 2022. Brussels, 23 February 2018 – During the International High-Level Conference on the Sahel, the founding members of the Sahel Alliance – France, Germany, the EU,…

3 July 201813 July 2018 Press Releases

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Press Release – Sahel Alliance – G5 Sahel Summit, Niamey 06.02.2018

The Sahel Alliance Presents its Preliminary Roadmap to Sahelian Heads of State. Niamey, February 6, 2018 – The members of the Sahel Alliance, a platform to scale up international cooperation for the Sahel, met the leaders of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad at the G5 Sahel summit to…

3 July 201813 July 2018 Press Releases

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Founding Act of the Sahel Alliance (French)

Proposal by France, Germany and the European Union for a Sahel platform with Europe and key international partners for a better and stronger intervention. – Franco-German Council of Ministers, 13 July 2017

3 July 201816 July 2018 Publications