26/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – The EU will finance in full the rebuilding of a new headquarters for the G5 Sahel Joint Force in Sévaré in Mali, which was completely destroyed in a deadly attack on 29 June. This decision was announced by the European Commission on Wednesday 25 July. The Commission explained that this decision follows close consultation between the Commander of the Force, the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali, the French Defence Cooperation and the forces of ‘Operation Barkhane’. In a press release, the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said, “The attack against the headquarters of the G5 Sahel Joint Force in Mali is also an attack against our joint priority of restoring peace in the region”. It should be recalled that the EU has made a €100 million commitment to supporting the joint G5 Sahel force. (AN)