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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…

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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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6th Extraordinary summit of G5 Sahel Heads of State: the Sahel Alliance reaffirms its determination to work together for the development of the region

At the invitation of H.E. General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad and current Chairman of the G5 Sahel, the Heads of State of the G5 Sahel member countries met in extraordinary session on 20 February 2023 in N’Djamena. The aim? To examine the current functioning…

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The Sahel Alliance for a synergy of sustainable impact in the Sahel

Distinguished Partners and Members,Ladies and gentlemen, As the 27th member alongside leading countries and institutions, we are taking our first steps in the Sahel Alliance with the feeling of being in the right place. I am therefore delighted at this accession I earnestly vowed for. Indeed, three of our member…

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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

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…

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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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