This was increased to EUR 100 million through the addition of a further EUR 50 million at the Brussels Sahel Conference on 23 February 2018.APF support to the joint force is part of the EU's integrated approach to the Sahel region. In response, the G5 Sahel ramped up its security efforts by launching a joint security force (Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel) to combat terrorism, drug trafficking, and human trafficking in 2017. The G5S force will be successful only if it is embedded within a more integrated approach to regional security and development. 22 May 2018 21 March 2019
Stephen Gray First, it aims at assessing progress and encouraging further implementation of the 2015 Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in Mali.
The G5 Sahel Force could pave the way for resuming stalled political reconciliation in the region, especially in Mali. In June 2017, France requested that the United Nations Se
Third, it seeks to focus on the degradation of the security situation in Burkina Faso.In March, the Council expects to examine the progress achieved in the implementation of the 2015 Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali on the basis of a Secretary-General’s report, in line with resolution 2423 of 28 June 2018. At the Brussels Sahel Conference on 23 February 2018, EU Member States pledged a total of EUR 76 million in support to the G5 Sahel Joint Force. Years of malgovernance in Mali and a failure to tackle the grievances of northern populations had undermined the legitimacy of the state and deepened long-standing animosities. 15 May 2019 G5 Sahel Joint Force publications : Security Council Report. The European Union’s support to the initiative materially demonstrates its own will to reach “strategic autonomy” by supporting the stability of neighboring regions. But Chad, a military pillar of the new force, already deploys 1,400 soldiers under the MINUSMA operation and has made clear this summer that it won’t deploy more troops A broad concern is whether the attention and investment in this high-profile military initiative will eclipse some of the nonsecurity elements of a comprehensive response—improving governance, engaging communities, investing in development and social cohesion—or reinforce a tendency to seek narrow military solutions to the region’s security challenges. As General Thomas D. Waldhauser (USMC) recently The Sahel drew international attention in 2012, when al Qaeda–affiliated groups took control of key towns and territories in Mali’s vast northern region. In November, the Council expects a briefing on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (FC-G5S), which Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger (G5 Sahel) decided to establish in February 2017 to combat terrorist and criminal groups in … The Joint Force of the Group of Five of the Sahel (Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel or FC-G5S) is the latest initiative by African member states to reduce the threat of terrorism in the Sahel, a region that is often framed as an arc of instability. It was followed by a donor conference for the G5 Sahel Joint Force, held in Brussels by the European Union, the African Union, the UN and the G5 Sahel … On 20 December, G5 Sahel, with the backing of the African Union, called on the United Nations Security Council to set up an international force to "neutralize armed groups, help national reconciliation, and establish stable democratic institutions in Libya." There are three main objectives of the visiting mission, which is co-led by Côte d’Ivoire, France and Germany. 8 July 2020
Print; Share; Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force Expected Council Action. Mali is often considered to be the epicentre of violence, following the Islamist occupation of three of Mali’s northern regions (Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal).Since 2015, insecurity has been escalating in Mali’s central regions of Mopti and Ségou. The Heads of States of the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, … The expected briefers are Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and Minister for...In June, the Council is expected to hold an open videoconference (VTC), followed by a closed VTC, on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (FC-G5S), which Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger (G5 Sahel) established in 2017 to combat terrorist and criminal groups in the region.During May, the Council usually meets on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (FC-G5S), which Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger (G5 Sahel) decided to establish in February 2017 to combat terrorist and criminal groups in the region. G5 Sahel Joint Force: Operations ManagerCenter for Civilians in Conflict is an international nonprofit with offices around the world working to improve protection for civilians caught in conflict zones. Tomorrow (9 July), Security Council members will hold an open videoconference (VTC) meeting, followed by a closed VTC session, on West Africa and the Sahel.