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Déby paves way to take over G5 Sahel leadership

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]

Chadian President Idriss Déby at the June 2020 G5 Sahel summit in Mauritania. © Ludovic Marin /Pool via Reuters

Idriss Déby has set up a task force to steer the G5 Sahel ahead of Chad's assumption of the regional bloc's rotating chair next month, when the country will also host a summit meeting. [...]

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Sahel
Nouakchott's plans to revive G5 Sahel

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani took the helm of the G5 Sahel three months ago and is now trying to revitalise the regional grouping. Integrating the G5 Sahel into a broader regional structure is being considered.

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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to Nouakchott for a G5 Sahel summit, June 2020.

West Africa
In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

Members of the Sahel Coalition will meet in Brussels on 27 March under the leadership of Djimet Adoum. The approach to be taken after Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel last year will be on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.03.2023

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French Order of Malta to get new international director

General Thierry Lion is shortly due to take over the as international director at the French Order of Malta. He will replace François Vuillemin, who will remain in his post until the end of December.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.12.2022

Sahel
French Foreign Office set to name new Sahel Special Envoy

A replacement for current Special Envoy for the Sahel Frédéric Bontems is due to be named. Bontems will become French Ambassador to South Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.11.2022

Africa
Paris dissolves its Sahel task force

Created in the wake of the Pau Summit in January 2020, France's Sahel task force will be dissolved in its current form to be fully integrated into the foreign ministry's Africa directorate.

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Sahel
Head of Sahel Coalition selects his team

Installed in Brussels since September, the secretary-general of the Coalition for the Sahel, the Chadian diplomat Djimet Adoum, recently appointed his main advisers.

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Chad
After Déby's death, Paris checks in with the opposition

With the Transitional Military Council (CMT) in the crosshairs since Idriss Déby's death, the Elysée Palace and French foreign ministry have been holding meeting after meeting with the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 03.05.2021

Mauritania
Ghazouani carefully times resumption of relations with Qatar

Mauritania, a loyal ally of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is very carefully restoring its diplomatic relations with Qatar.

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The president of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

Sahel
Before receiving Macron, MBZ schmoozes Sahel states

In mid-February the Emirati crown prince assured G5 Sahel heads of state that he would disburse the final two-thirds of his pledge announced with great fanfare in December 2017. To date, only €10m of a promised €30m have been transferred to the Sahelian alliance.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.03.2021

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Sahel
Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Djimet Adoum, the newly installed high representative of the Coalition for the Sahel, starts his first tour of the region on 5 March, accompanied by France's Sahel envoy Frédéric Bontems.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.03.2021

Ghana
Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

The current holder of the ECOWAS rotating chair, Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo, is intending to make the Sahel a central priority of his term at the helm of the regional organisation at a time when jihadist groups are extending their networks into countries lying on the west African coast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.02.2021

President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.

Burkina Faso, France
Kaboré's turn to meet Macron to discuss Sahel

After presidents Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania, Idriss Déby of Chad and Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger visited Emmanuel Macron in Paris, it's now Roch Marc Christian Kaboré's turn

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Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in December 2018.

Mali
Behind-doors negotiations over next MINUSMA chief

The arrival of the Biden administration should help rekindle talks for a replacement of the current MINUSMA head, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, whose mandate ends in April. Paris and Washington have been bickering over the matter for months.

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France, Sahel
France's secret plans for Sahel military withdrawal

Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce a small troop decrease in February, while behind the scenes there are several withdrawal options at play, some that would have France's Barkhane force halved by the end of 2021.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.01.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Gao, northern Mali.

West Africa
ECOWAS heads of state prepare for 23 January summit in Abuja

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold a vast summit of its member heads of state in Abuja on 23 January under the high patronage of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2021

Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
UN's Green Climate Fund asked to stump up $340m for solar energy

The Desert to Power programme, initiated by the African Development Bank, has been joined by the Green Climate Fund in a bid to remove obstacles to developing solar energy in G5 Sahel countries.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.12.2020

Sahel
Who will lead the Coalition for the Sahel?

There is every chance it will be a Chadian diplomat at the helm of the Coalition for the Sahel as it prepares to relocate from Paris to Brussels after its launch in January at the G5 Sahel summit in Pau.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.12.2020

European Union, Sahel
European Union to hold G5 Sahel summit on 30 November

A virtual summit on 30 November will bring together the heads of state of the G5 Sahel and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, to discuss the future of the Sahel military force, the Coalition for the Sahel, and the Takuba special forces operation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.11.2020

European Council chairman will MC the G5 Sahel/EU virtual summit.

Sahel
Expertise France is EU favourite for military contracts in Sahel

Expertise France has pocketed nearly €200m in European funds over the past two years for a variety of G5 Sahel projects that include military equipment delivery and army support programme management.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 10.11.2020

Chad
Washington gifts MDT Armor vehicles to Chad's G5 Sahel contingent

Le 3 juillet, Washington a remis sous forme de dotation une cinquantaine de véhicules au bénéfice du Groupe spécial antiterroriste du Tchad (SATG), sous les ordres du général Abderamane Youssouf Mery.

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A David-type armoured personnel carrier manufactured by MDT Armor.

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Déby paves way to take over G5 Sahel leadership

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In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

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French Order of Malta to get new international director

Sahel
French Foreign Office set to name new Sahel Special Envoy

Africa
Paris dissolves its Sahel task force

Sahel
Head of Sahel Coalition selects his team

Chad
After Déby's death, Paris checks in with the opposition

Mauritania
Ghazouani carefully times resumption of relations with Qatar

Sahel
Before receiving Macron, MBZ schmoozes Sahel states

Sahel
Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Ghana
Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

Burkina Faso, France
Kaboré's turn to meet Macron to discuss Sahel

Mali
Behind-doors negotiations over next MINUSMA chief

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France's secret plans for Sahel military withdrawal

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ECOWAS heads of state prepare for 23 January summit in Abuja

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Washington gifts MDT Armor vehicles to Chad's G5 Sahel contingent