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Editorial – July 2023

Dear members, dear partners, The fourth General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance opened under the patronage of HE Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and closed in Nouakchott on July 10, 2023. It received strong political support, as demonstrated by the high-level participation of…

15 February 202318 August 2023 Editoriaux

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Adapting programmes in crisis situations in Mali

The members of the Sahel Alliance in Mali met at a workshop co-organised by the Spanish Cooperation (AECID), the World Bank and Grmany on the 1st of February 2023 in Bamako. The aim of this meeting was to exchange good practices in terms of adapting programmes in crisis situations, to…

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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

Editorial – December 2022

Dear Madam, Sir, dear members, dear partners, I would like to use this opportunity of this final editorial of the year to take a look back at the tenth Operational Steering Committee (OSC) which brought together, on 7 December under the chairmanship of Ousmane Diagana, Vice President for West and…

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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…

15 December 202215 December 2022 Press Releases Forthcoming events

Putting the spotlight on women to promote their work and knowledge

The agenda of the 10th Sahel Alliance Operational Steering Committee included a panel discussion on the theme of “Women and Resilience in the Sahel”. This panel focused on women’s economic resilience and their role as vectors of peace and stability in the face of the multiple security, political and climatic…

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10th Steering Committee: reflection on Sahelian trajectories and modes of action for greater impact on the ground

The 10th Sahel Alliance Operational Steering Committee was held on 7 December 2022 in Brussels. It brought together the 27 members of the Alliance as well as the Sahel partners. More than 80 people took part in the debates and working sessions aimed at providing a more appropriate response to…

13 December 202216 February 2024 Forthcoming events

CHAD: STRENGTHENING DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL ACTORS

Within the framework of the “Territorial Approaches/Nexus” thematic group, the Sahel Alliance members in Chad have pooled the Integrated Territorial Approach (ATI), led by the Sahel Alliance, and the Triple Nexus Approach, led by the European Union. To ensure a better efficiency of their actions in priority areas, the members…

13 December 20223 March 2023 News

AFD pledges support to the “Sahel Facility” for peacebuilding

On 7 December 2022, AFD and the Sahel Facility signed a financing agreement. The signing took place during the 10th Sahel Alliance Operational Steering Committee in Brussels. From left to right: Patrick Berg (Facilité Sahel), Laurent Rucker (MEAE France), Françoise Chalier (AFD) Following the Sahel Alliance Operational Steering Committee of…

12 December 202216 February 2024 Press Releases Forthcoming events

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) joins the Sahel Alliance as the 27th member

Brussels, 7 December 2022. At the 10th Operational Steering Committee meeting of the Sahel Alliance, BOAD officially joined this community of development partners as the 27th member, and the 18th full member.This membership will enable the Bank to contribute to the efforts of partners operating in a region where development…

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