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Nouakchott, December 02, 2021 (LANA) - The President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania,

New York, October 8, 2021 (LANA) - The United Nations said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is considering increasing support for the Group of Five Sahel nations to combat terrorists. In a recent letter to the UN Security Council, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez said that NATO is currently studying options to increase support for the multinational force to co

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Can the UN Security Council enhance the effectiveness of the G5 Sahel Force? Format By Cedric de Coning and John Karlsrud At the United Nations Security Council, and in other forums in Africa and Europe, diplomats are debating different options for increasing international support to the Group of Five Sahel (G5 Sahel) Force. The aim is to enhance its operational capacity and effectiveness in an effort to restore stability in the Sahel. Despite the presence of the UN Stabilization Mission in Mal...

More than a year after adopting an action plan to ‘eradicate’ terrorism in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has made little progress. Despite expressions of support by member states, the regional body faces several challenges. Key among them is whether member states are really committed to a regional approach to counter-terrorism. Considering that a regional counter-terrorism strategy and implementation plan passed by ECOWAS in 2013 was never implemented, ...

More than a year after adopting an action plan to ‘eradicate’ terrorism in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has made little progress. Despite expressions of support by member states, the regional body faces several challenges. Key among them is whether member states are really committed to a regional approach to counter-terrorism.  Considering that a regional counter-terrorism strategy and implementation plan passed by Ecowas in 2013 was never implemented...

ISS: G5 Sahel: N’Djamena summit should redefine France-Sahel cooperation Written by ISSAfrica - 120 As the security crisis persists, public opinion on both sides is showing signs of rising impatience. Operation Barkhane has never been this unpopular. A poll conducted in early January 2021 by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) revealed that 51% of France’s population no longer support the military intervention in the Sahel. This is the lowest backing it’s had sin...

Operation Barkhane has never been this unpopular. A poll conducted in early January 2021 by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) revealed that 51% of France’s population no longer support the military intervention in the Sahel. This is the lowest backing it’s had since it started eight years ago. Echoing public concerns, the National Assembly and Senate called for debates on the country’s role in the Sahel. This was just days before a meeting of the leaders of the Grou...

As the security crisis persists, public opinion on both sides is showing signs of rising impatience.

About one million rural people in the Sahel region will benefit from a new joint programme that was recently announced by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). According to a statement, the $180.4 million Regional Joint Programme would revitalise economic activities and food systems in the Group of Five Sahel countries and in the Republic of Senegal. The project is known as the Regional Joint Programme Sahel in Response to the Challenges of COVID-19, Conflict and Climate C...