21/02/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 21 February, the EU Council extended, by written procedure, the mandate of the EUCAP Sahel Mali mission until 14 January 2021 and allocated a budget of almost EUR 67 million for 2019-2021. This extension, initially planned for the Foreign Affairs Council on 18 February, has been postponed as a result of national internal procedures. Led by Philippe Rio, it is a civilian mission that assists and advises Mali's internal security forces in the...