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Sahel: collective intelligence serving decentralising and governance

How can we be quicker, more coherent and better define the objectives of governance and decentralisation projects for the benefit of local communities in the G5 Sahel countries? With a desire to do things differently and to take the needs and realities of local authorities as a starting point, UNDP,…

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Mali: supporting job opportunities created by young people

Sahel is one of the youngest regions in the world: 64.5% of the population is under the age of 25. Investment in education, vocational training and support for young entrepreneurs is a key factor in building a better future. Meetings with young Malian job creators. It has been more than…

15 January 2020 Agriculture, rural development and food security Education and youth employment News

BLAZING TRAILS FOR REGIONAL PASTORALISM

© Christian Berger Pastoralism is crucially important to the Sahel, but it is under threat. The Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support Project (PRAPS) financed by the World Bank, is a collaboration of six Sahelian countries supported by IDA $248 million, is working to improve productivity, sustainability, and resilience of pastoral livelihoods,…

10 December 201910 December 2019 Agriculture, rural development and food security News

Biarritz G7 summit: Strengthening commitments in the Sahel

At the end of August, the G7 summit in Biarritz dedicated significant attention to the situation in the Sahel. In his capacity as the President of Burkina Faso, which now holds the Presidency of the G5 Sahel, Roch Kaboré was invited to the summit along with four other African Heads of State. He…

30 August 201910 September 2019 Press Releases

Press Release Sahel Alliance – International High-Level Conference on the Sahel, Brussels 23.02.2018

The Sahel Alliance officially announces the implementation of over 500 projects for a total amount of EUR 6bn to be disbursed between 2018 and 2022. Brussels, 23 February 2018 – During the International High-Level Conference on the Sahel, the founding members of the Sahel Alliance – France, Germany, the EU,…

3 July 201813 July 2018 Press Releases

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Press Release – Sahel Alliance – G5 Sahel Summit, Niamey 06.02.2018

The Sahel Alliance Presents its Preliminary Roadmap to Sahelian Heads of State. Niamey, February 6, 2018 – The members of the Sahel Alliance, a platform to scale up international cooperation for the Sahel, met the leaders of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad at the G5 Sahel summit to…

3 July 201813 July 2018 Press Releases

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Founding Act of the Sahel Alliance (French)

Proposal by France, Germany and the European Union for a Sahel platform with Europe and key international partners for a better and stronger intervention. – Franco-German Council of Ministers, 13 July 2017

3 July 201816 July 2018 Publications