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G5 du Sahel G5 Sahel | |
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| Administrative center | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Spoken | French |
| Type | Security alliance |
| Membership | 2 states |
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• Executive Secretary | Maman Sambo Sidikou[1] |
| Establishment | 16 February 2014 |
| Currency | 2 currencies |
Website G5Sahel.org | |
G5 Sahel or G5S (French: G5 du Sahel) is an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development policies and security matters in west Africa. It was created on 16 February 2014 in Nouakchott, Mauritania,[2] at a summit of five Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.[3] It adopted a convention of establishment on 19 December 2014,[4] and is permanently seated in Mauritania. The coordination is organised on different levels. The military aspect is coordinated by the respective countries' Chiefs of Staff. The purpose of G5 Sahel was to strengthen the bond between economic development and security,[5] and together battle the threat of jihadist organizations operating in the region (AQIM, MOJWA, Al-Mourabitoun, and Boko Haram).
A series of new military juntas in the region has prompted several countries to withdraw from the G5 Sahel alliance. On 15 May 2022, Mali announced its withdrawal from the alliance. On 3 December 2023, Niger and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawals from the alliance. On 6 December 2023, the remaining members Chad and Mauritania announced the imminent dissolution of the alliance.[6]
- ^ "G5 Sahel : Maman Sidikou remplace Najim Elhadj Mohamed" [G5 Sahel: Maman Sidikou replaces Najim Elhadj Mohamed]. www.jeuneafrique.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Chavez, Dominic (14 July 2014). "Sahel G5 Meeting Brings Together Governments and Donors to Accelerate Regional Development". World Bank. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "African nations form G5 to work on Sahel security, development". Reuters. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Convention portant: Creation du G5 Sahel" [Convention relating to: Creation of the G5 Sahel] (PDF). G5Sahel.org (in French). Sahel G5. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Communiqué final du Sommet des Chefs d'Etat du G5 du Sahel : Création d'un cadre institutionnel de coordination et de suivi de la coopération régionale dénommé G5 du Sahel" [Final communiqué of the Summit of Heads of State of the G5 of the Sahel: Creation of an institutional framework for coordination and monitoring of regional cooperation called G5 of the Sahel]. LeSahel.org (in French). Office National d'Edition et de Presse. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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