| Author (Person) | Pye, Katherine |
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| Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
| Series Title | CER Bulletin |
| Series Details | Number 137 |
| Publication Date | April/May 2021 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: The Sahel – made up of the G5 Sahel Alliance countries, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania – is a strategic priority for Europe. As well as hosting jihadist groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and IS, the region is the source or transit route for large numbers of migrants heading for Europe. France in particular is worried that jihadist organisations could sponsor domestic terrorism, or attack French-owned uranium mines in Niger. But the Sahel is also important to Europe’s credibility as a crisis manager: it has established a geopolitically significant presence there that it lacks in other areas of conflict in its neighbourhood, such as Libya and Syria. Europe must now demonstrate that it can help resolve complex problems in its own backyard. |
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https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/bulletin-article/2021/can-europe-stabilise-sahel
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Subject Tags | Regional Dimension |
| Keywords | Sahel Region |
| Countries / Regions | Western Africa |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
