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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 20237 June 2024 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 20237 June 2024 Editorial

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…

Editorial: September 2023

Dear members, dear partners, At the end of the lean season, the crisis in Niger on 26 July and the upsurge in acts of violence in several other regions of the Sahel have exacerbated a highly fragile situation. This context, and the uncertainty associated with it, calls into question the…

20 August 20237 June 2024 Editorial

NIGER – STATEMENT BY THE SAHEL ALLIANCE

Statement made on behalf of the Sahel Alliance by the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Svenja Schulze, in her capacity as President of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance. 15th of August 2023. Peace, Human Rights and institutional stability are critical factors in socio-economic development.…

15 August 202315 August 2023 Forthcoming events

Agriculture, Livestock Farming, Environment: 3 Ways to Tackle Malnutrition

According to the World Food Programme, Chad is facing acute food and nutrition insecurity for the fourth year running. Nearly 1.9 million people need food aid during the lean season from June to August, when family food reserves are diminishing. The provinces of Kanem and Barh el Gazel have not…

27 June 202326 June 2024 News Agriculture, rural development and food security Forthcoming events

Story of Bénédicte Bailou, appointed to the ALT in Burkina Faso

Executive director of the citizen movement Femin in’, Bénédicte Bailou was appointed to the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) by members of the civil society. Her testimony highlights how far she has come since she met the “Femmes ! Levez-vous !” project. Since the dissolution of the National Assembly in 2022, the members…

2 April 20236 April 2023 News Forthcoming events

Strengthening natural resources security and management in Western Niger

Starting from an unexploited and degraded land, all layers of the population have been involved to sustainably restore hectares of land in Niger. Since 2021, the REPO project (Agro-sylvo-pastoral resilience, West Niger), financed by the European Union Trust Fund, is implemented by Enabel. Western Niger is characterised by strategic agro-pastoral…

28 March 202326 June 2024 News Agriculture, rural development and food security Forthcoming events

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…

28 February 20236 March 2023 News Forthcoming events Press

Tools to facilitate the implementation of the integrated territorial approach

The commitments made at the first General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance on 25 February 2020 commited the need for better coordination of efforts at field level and for geographical coherence of members’ actions. It was recommended to promote a differentiated approach to fragile areas thanks to an integrated territorial…

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