On 23 February 2018, the European Commission is hosting the International High Level Conference on the Sahel in Brussels, with the African Union, the United Nations and the G5 Sahel group of countries, to strengthen international support for the G5 Sahel regions. Why is the EU working with Africa`s `G5 Sahel countries`? In 2014, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger set up the `G5 Sahel` group of countries to foster close cooperation in the region and tackle the major challenges that these countries face. Since then, the EU has stepped up cooperation with this African-led initiative to build a strong partnership on many fronts: from political dialogue, to development and...
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