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Mauritanian consultations to strengthen collective action in the Sahel

Nouakchott, 23 February 2023 – A delegation from the Sahel Alliance visited the Mauritanian authorities in the aftermath of the extraordinary summit of G5 Sahel heads of state held in N’Djamena on 20 February. The main objective was to listen to the Government on Mauritania’s priorities in the framework of…

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 20236 March 2023 News Forthcoming events

The Sahel Alliance for a synergy of sustainable impact in the Sahel

Distinguished Partners and Members,Ladies and gentlemen, As the 27th member alongside leading countries and institutions, we are taking our first steps in the Sahel Alliance with the feeling of being in the right place. I am therefore delighted at this accession I earnestly vowed for. Indeed, three of our member…

20 February 20236 March 2023 Editoriaux Forthcoming events

“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…

15 December 202215 December 2022 Press Releases Forthcoming events

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…

7 December 202216 December 2022 Forthcoming events

In the Sahel, building resilience in the face of climate change and land degradation

May 2022, ABIDJAN – The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is taking place this year in Abidjan. In this context, the Sahel Alliance joins forces with the UNCCD and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and co-organised…

25 May 202225 May 2022 Forthcoming events

Editorial – June 2022

Madam, Sir, dear members, dear partners, The month of May was punctuated by events and important meetings for the members of the Sahel Alliance. During the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Abidjan, crucial issues relating to…

20 April 202221 June 2022 Forthcoming events

3rd General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance

Representatives of the 26 members of the Sahel Alliance and its partners will meet on 4 April 2022 in Madrid for the 3rd General Assembly of the coordination platform. This exercise will provide an opportunity to take stock of the Alliance’s achievements in 2021 and to define strategic orientations to…

4 April 20224 April 2022 Forthcoming events Press Releases

7th Operational Steering Committee: Building on the region’s potential and strengthening coordination and partnerships in the face of the current perils in the Sahel

The 7th meeting of the Operational Steering Committee (OSC) of the Sahel Alliance was held on Monday 13 December 2021 in Brussels at the invitation of the Director for Africa of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Christoph Rauh, the current chairman of the OSC. This…

21 December 202121 December 2021 Forthcoming events News

Sahel Alliance members meet in Niger under the leadership of Spain and the World Bank

A meeting of the Sahel Alliance-Niger members took place on Wednesday 2 February 2022 under the joint chairmanship of Her Excellency Ms Nuria de Reigosa González, Ambassador of Spain to Niger and Ms Joelle Dehasse, World Bank (WB) Resident Representative in Niger. This meeting of the Sahel Alliance – Niger…

1 December 202114 February 2022 Forthcoming events