In the Sahel, do more and better.
N’Djamena, 15 February 2021 – Representatives of the G5 Sahel and the Sahel Alliance met in N’Djamena on 15 February 2021 during the 2nd General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance held on the sidelines of the 7th ordinary Summit of the G5 Sahel heads of state. Concerned about a difficult socio-economic situation and the persistence of crises, the members of the Sahel Alliance announced the strengthening of their joint actions with the G5 Sahel to improve the living conditions of Sahelian populations in a sustainable manner.

Despite its multiple potentials, the Sahel continues to face persistent crises and vulnerabilities are worsening in several regions. The COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of climate change, exacerbate an already complex and fragile situation. This calls on the G5 Governments, supported by the members of the Sahel Alliance, to do more and better. Alliance members reaffirmed at the 2nd General Assembly their commitment to increasing co-financing and joint projects, favouring flexible and simplified implementation procedures and reducing the transaction costs of interventions. In this regard, they welcomed the establishment of the Lake Chad and Liptako-Gourma Facilities and the imminent launch of a new G5 Sahel Alliance funding instrument.

The pandemic has aggravated an already complex and fragile situation. Alliance members have mobilised to respond to the health and food emergency, to reduce the social and economic impacts of the pandemic. We are committed to working towards post-COVID recovery, and to intensifying joint efforts to strengthen public health services and to achieve an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery,” said Arancha González Laya, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, President of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance.

Alliance members also pledged to support the actions of the G5 Sahel countries to redeploy and maintain the state and public services in the most vulnerable areas, with a focus on providing sustainable essential services, building resilience and restoring social cohesion. To address both the most urgent needs and the root causes of the crises, they are resolutely committed to implementing an integrated territorial approach (ITA) in the priority areas, adapted to the specifics of each territory, in close coordination with the G5 Sahel Executive Secretariat, the Sahel Coalition and the Partnership for Stability and Security in the Sahel. In these areas, more attention will be paid to the most vulnerable people, women and young people, to their education, their training, as well as their social and economic integration, to restore their confidence in the future.
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