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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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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…

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“When we say that women are agents of change, it is not just a catchphrase in the Sahel”

During the 10th Sahel Alliance Steering Committee, Ms Diyé Ba, Coordinator of the G5 Sahel Women’s Platform, spoke on the panel discussion “Women and resilience in the Sahel”. A former minister and parliamentarian in Mauritania, and a member of several networks that campaign for democracy, the rule of law and…

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Building the resilience of municipalities in the Sahel: the G5 Sahel Facility’s first assessment

At the end of October 2021, the G5 Sahel and the Sahel Alliance launched the “G5 Sahel Facility”, a programme to support the most vulnerable populations in the Tri-border region. In addition to the German government’s initial funding of €50 million, France will also contribute to this financial instrument, with…

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