Humility, pragmatism, commitment and coherence will be required if the EU is to learn the lessons from the failure of its Sahel strategy, according to experts heard on Tuesday 23 January by the European Parliament’s Committees on Foreign Affairs, Development and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence as part of the ongoing debate on adapting the EU’s 2021 integrated strategy for the Sahel to the new situation (see EUROPE B13311A5).
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