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World: The African Union Strategy For The Sahel Region, 11 Aug 2014

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Source: African Union
Country: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, World

PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
449th MEETING
11 AUGUST 2014
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

PSC/PR/3(CDXLIX)

INTRODUCTION

  1. There are several approaches to define the geographical and geostrategic contours of what constitutes the Sahel, which sometimes lends to confusion. For the purposes of the engagement of the African Union (AU) in the region, it is fitting to define the zone in two ways. On the one hand, the geographical area of the Sahelo-Saharan zone comprises all the countries located on the Sahelian strip separating North and Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and the Sudan. There are, on the other hand, countries that are outside this area but who deserve, all the same, special attention, including Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Senegal.

  2. The present Strategy of the African Union for the Sahel Region is centred on three main pillars: (i) governance; (ii) security; and (iii) development. These three areas, especially the first two, are issues on which the AU has a clear comparative advantage, as per its continental mandate, its experience in the subject matters and its familiarity with the issues at hand.

  3. The African Union Mission for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL) is the structure of the AU responsible for the effective implementation of this strategy. In discharging this responsibility, MISAHEL will strive to work in close collaboration and, where necessary, coordination with other relevant structures of the AU both within the region and beyond. These structures include especially the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT, Algiers), the AU Scientific Technical and Research Commission (AU-STRC, Abuja), the Office of the African Union for the Promotion of Agricultural Research and the Development of Semi-Arid Areas of Africa (SAFGRAD, Ouagadougou), the Centre for Language and Historical Studies through Oral Tradition (CELTHO, Niamey), the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN, Bamako), the liaison offices of the AU in Chad (N’Djamena) and Libya (Tripoli), the Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (IBAR, Nairobi), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD, Johannesburg), and the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA, Addis Ababa). It will collaborate with other regional structures that were not necessarily initiated by the AU, like the Capacity of the Northern Region (NARC), the Fusion and Liaison Unit (UFL), the Committee of the Joint Operational Command (CEMOC), and other structures and programmes of the AU or countries of the region in the Sahel and beyond.


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