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Tag: G5-Sahel
G5 Sahel: AfDB raises about $270 mln to strengthen infrastructure & resilience
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a contribution of $267 million to finance the implementation of the Priority Investment Program (PIP) of the G5 ... Read More
Morocco to inject $3.3 million in G5 Sahel counterterrorism force
Morocco will donate $3.3 million to the priority investment program of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting terrorists and insurgents in West Africa. ... Read More
AFRICOM boss tours West Africa, meets G5 Sahel leaders
The Commander of the US Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend, is undertaking this week his first multi-country regional visit to West Africa. On Tuesday, ... Read More
Changes to leadership of G5-Sahel joint force
Nigerien deputy chief of staff, General Oumarou Namata has been appointed commander of the G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force, succeeding Mauritanian General Hanena Ould Sidi. The ... Read More
Our soldiers will not always be there – France warns G5-Sahel
The authorities of the countries in the Sahel should not stay in the comfort zone of thinking Barkhane (French forces) is behind them, France’s Foreign ... Read More
Morocco Vows to Contribute to G5-Sahel Priority Investment Program
Morocco has committed to contribute to the Priority Investment Program of the regional G5-Sahel group, which held Thursday a Coordination Conference of Partners and Donors ... Read More
Morocco Resolved to Cooperate with G5-Sahel to Face Security Challenges in Coastal Areas
Morocco is resolved to strengthen its cooperation with the G5-Sahel countries to develop coastal zones and take up the serious security challenges facing the area. ... Read More
Calls Mount for Bolstering G5 Sahel Force
French President Emmanuel Macron called for more support to the counterterrorism Sahel force known as G5. “Money now needs to be disbursed” to allow the ... Read More
Italy to deploy counterterrorism Troops in Niger
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is to ask the Parliament’s permission to redeploy troops currently stationed in Iraq to Niger where terrorist groups are increasingly ... Read More
G5-sahel initiative garners increasing support
The newly-established G5-joint force, set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime and to promote stability ... Read More