On Monday 20 January in Brussels, the European Ministers for Foreign Affairs had a fruitful exchange of views on the European response to the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the Sahel (see EUROPE B12406A1, B12402A3).
This discussion took place in line with the G5 Sahel Summit ('Barkhane Summit') convened in Pau on 14 January at the initiative of France and which laid the foundations for a strengthened mobilisation against jihadist groups with the creation of an...