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Mauritanian police are stepping up their efforts to better combat gender-based violence

Faced with the scourge of gender-based violence on the front lines, Mauritanian police have undertaken a vast task: to strengthen the skills of its staff and equip them to provide better case management. There are many obstacles that prevent victims from walking through the police station door to seek redress…

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Meeting the challenge of women’s empowerment in the Sahel

Since the creation of the Sahel Alliance in 2017, many projects with sometimes unique approaches have contributed to greater women’s empowerment and gender equality. Here are a few of the projects supported by the Sahel Alliance that are changing the lives of women (and the whole family!) in Sahelian countries.…

2 December 202016 December 2020 News

Editorial – December 2021

Madam, Sir, dear members, dear partners, This month of November was marked by the crucial COP 26. In the Sahel, the challenges and impacts of climate change are immense and exacerbate existing vulnerabilities. Temperatures in the region are rising one and a half times faster than in the rest of…

2 December 202016 February 2024 News

Norway and the IOF join the Sahel Alliance at the 4th steering committee of the coordination platform

The 4th Steering Committee (OSC) of the Sahel Alliance was held on 10 November 2020 by video-conference, for a good number of participants, due to the health context marked by the Covid-19 pandemic. This quarterly milestone of the Sahel Alliance saw a strong participation of its members, observers and representatives…

19 November 20202 December 2020 News Press Releases

Visit by the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs to Mali and Burkina Faso

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, has just concluded her second visit to the Sahel, as President of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, a position to which she was appointed in June 2020, for a period of one year. Following her…

29 October 2020 News

The G5 Sahel: Enhanced cooperation for security and development

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Mali formed the regional organisation of the G5 Sahel to fight together against the challenges facing the Sahel countries. Their governments joined forces at a summit in Nouakchott on 15-17 February 2014 to collaborate and coordinate for security and development. This institutional framework…

23 October 20202 December 2020 News

Visit of the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs to Niger and Chad

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Mrs. Arancha González Laya, just concluded her first visit to the Sahel on October 8 and 9. She traveled to Niger and Chad as Chairwoman of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, a position to which she was appointed last…

13 October 2020 News

An emergency plan for fragile areas in Burkina Faso

For several years now, the countries of the Sahel-Saharan strip have been grappling with a security crisis driven by multifaceted root causes and bearing dramatic consequences for their populations. Since January 2016, Burkina Faso has been subject to attacks by terrorist armed groups (GATs) that initially occurred in the northern part…

23 September 202023 September 2020 Decentralization and basic services News

Strengthening access to drinking water supply and sanitation in Mauritania

The geographical and climatic characteristics of Mauritania make water accessibility a major and permanent historical challenge. Moreover, the effects of climate change have already begun to be felt on Mauritanian territory. Rising temperatures, droughts and increased heavy rains exacerbate the continuing trend towards the degradation of agricultural, forest and pastoral…

23 September 2020 Decentralization and basic services News

Cooperation in Chad: Alone, we go faster- together, we go further!

Governance is at the heart of the approach of the Livelihood Improvement Project in Western Chad (PAMELOT), which is part of the Sahel Alliance. This project is part of a process of proximity and skills transfer with development actors. Local and national authorities and GIZ are working hand in hand: a…

23 September 2020 Decentralization and basic services Education and youth employment News