10/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the EU adopted, on Tuesday 10 January, a decision extending the mandate of the EU’s Capacity Building Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) until 31 January 2025 and allocating a budget of more than €73 million for the period from 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2025, “In light of the volatile situation in Mali, the Council has also decided to adapt the mission’s mandate so as to take into consideration the political and security situation in the country”, the EU Council statement said. EUCAP Sahel Mali will thus be able to facilitate the deployment of the Malian internal security forces (ISF) to the South of Mali, focusing on the National Police, and the redeployment of the ISF to the centre of Mali, which could resume if deemed appropriate, the statement added. (CG)