05/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - EUCAP Sahel Niger mission budget doubled. On Monday 5 October, the Council of the EU endorsed the decision almost to double the budget of the EUCAP Sahel Niger European support mission for African capacity building. The budget for this civilian mission thus rises from €9.8 million to €18.4 million for the period 16 July 2015-15 July 2016. The decision comes as part of the framework of opening a branch in Agadez and of strengthening the mission's activities in...