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Editorial – Décembre 2023

Madame, Monsieur, chers membres, chers partenaires, Je ne peux ouvrir ce dernier éditorial de l’année sans exprimer notre profonde tristesse à l’annonce du décès de Dr Djime Adoum. J’adresse, au nom de l’Alliance Sahel, nos plus sincères condoléances à son épouse, sa famille et à toute la communauté de la…

18 October 2023 Editorial

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Editorial – December 2023

Dear members, dear partners, I cannot open this last editorial of the year without expressing our deep sadness at the news of the passing of Dr Djime Adoum. On behalf of the Sahel Alliance, I extend our deepest condolences to his wife, family and to the entire Sahel Coalition community.…

18 October 2023 Editorial

Chad: Dialogue with Local Entities in Kanem & Barh el Gazel Continues

National authorities and Alliance Sahel partners visited projects supporting the populations of the Kanem and Barh el Gazel provinces in Chad. During this mission, the delegations strengthened the dialogue with local authorities and beneficiaries for a better operationalisation of Territorial Approaches in priority areas. This 3-day mission (from 2 to…

12 October 2023 News

Social Protection in Mauritania: Breaking the Chain of Intergenerational Poverty

Social security development is at the heart of the international agenda. And Mauritania is no exception. In this country, nearly 30% of the population lives below the national poverty line. To tackle this problem, the Mauritanian authorities have launched a project to tackle poverty, called “Tekavoul”, which is being implemented…

27 September 2023 News Decentralization and basic services News

Determined Women Take Up the Challenges of Development in Chad

In the provinces of Kanem and Barh el Gazel in Chad, women are taking action to take up the challenges of development. Their individual and collective actions bring concrete life change for their families and communities. Prisca and Fatime talk about how they are trying to make a difference. Prisca,…

22 September 2023 News Education and youth employment News

Editorial – November 2023

Dear members, Dear partners, As President of the Sahel Alliance General Assembly, I am convinced that dialogue and coordination are key to addressing the ongoing, highly complex political and humanitarian challenges in the Sahel region. It is against this backdrop that Germany and the World Bank co-hosted a Sahel Alliance…

20 September 2023 Editoriaux

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…

18 September 2023 Press Releases News Press

Investing in Public Infrastructure in Mali

Working closely with the beneficiaries and local authorities, the “Construisons pour la Paix – Building for Peace” project is helping to revitalise the socio-economic environment in northern Mali. This project, funded by the Sahel Facility Foundation, adopts a geographically focused and flexible “zonal” approach, to suit the changing context. Interview…

29 August 2023 News

4th General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance

Over 120 representatives of the Sahel Alliance and its Sahelian partners met in Nouakchott on July 10, 2023, for the Alliance’s 4th General Assembly. In a complex environment marked by a deterioration of the security and humanitarian context, in particular food insecurity in several regions of the Sahel, the members…

25 August 2023 News Press

Visit to Mauritania by the Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany

On 14 and 15 August 2023, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania received a visit from Ms Svenja Schulze, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany and President of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance. The visit provided an opportunity for high-level meetings, project visits…

21 August 2023 News