As part of its commitment to help tackle insecurity and irregular migration in the G5 Sahel region, the European Union (EU) has announced an additional €115.5 million support to complement ongoing efforts in the region. According to a press statement, the European Commission has adopted five new programmes and three top-ups of current programmes worth €115.5 million. “We have witnessed in the recent weeks an increase of widespread violence and terrorist attacks in the Sahel and Lake Chad region. New EU programmes and top-ups to existing programmes worth €115.5 million will further strengthen our actions on the development and security fronts. An additional €10 million will strengthen the G5 Sahel’s defence and security capacities, while €2 million will support the coordination of the Sahel Alliance.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 09, 2019 10:52 UTC