European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger

European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger

Abbreviation	EUCAP Sahel Niger
Formation	2012
Dissolved	30 June 2024[1]
Headquarters	Niamey, Niger
Head of Mission	Katja Dominik
Parent organization	European Union
Website	https://www.eucap-sahel.eu/

The European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) was a civilian capacity-building mission in Niger, launched by the EU in 2012 under its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). Between 5 June 2023 and 30 June 2024, the German judge Katja Dominik was Chief of Mission.

On 4 December 2023, the Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the EUCAP Sahel Niger mission would be terminated and that it had six months to leave the country.^[2] The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, reacted by saying that the EU "regrets the junta's decision to terminate the agreement establishing the legal basis for the deployment of the EU mission EUCAP Sahel Niger and the military cooperation mission EUMPM" and would "draw the necessary operational consequences".^[3] On 27 May 2024, the European Council decided not to extend the European Union military partnership mission in Niger beyond June 30, 2024, due to the current severe political situation in the country. The mission was terminated on 30 June 2024.