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On December 15, 2024, the 66th ECOWAS Summit was held in Abuja, Nigeria, in the presence of heads of state and governement.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, participated in the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms, held on 4-5 November in Kuwait.

On 21 October 2024, the African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat and the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres convened the Eighth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They noted with deep concern the current state of peace and security globally, including armed conflicts and humanitarian crises, and in some cases profound disregard for international law and the shared principles of the two organizations.

In a spirit of listening and dialogue, over 150 representatives of more than 30 countries and international organizations met in Berlin on July 16th, 2024, for the Alliance's 5th General Assembly. The meeting was also attended by Sahelian Authorities.

Abuja, February 24, 2024 - Final Communique

President Touray received a delegation from the Coalition for the Sahel led by their High Representative, Mr. Hamadi Meimou. He assured the High Representative of the full support of the Commission in the execution of his mandate while noting that insecurity, climate change and unconstitutional change of government form the biggest challenges to peace and prosperity in the Sahel. He spoke of ECOWAS’ efforts to address these challenges by working with partners to restate commitment to democratic values and apply sanctions to dissuade illegal takeovers.

Communique of the 1164th meeting of the PSC held on 28 July 2023, on the Situation in the Republic of Niger

The AU and UNDP jointly launch Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions

Update of the interactive map of Alliance Sahel labelled projects

Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of OAU/AU

Visit of President Ghazouani to the Mauritanian Battalion of the Western Node of the G5 Sahel Joint Force

H.E Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros, Takes Over as the New Chairperson

Strengthening the role of women in development in the Sahel: 3 examples

Summary of Conclusions of the 11th Session of the G5 Sahel Council of Ministers

Message of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E. Mousa Faki Mahamat on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023

23-24 janvier à Niamey

Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on January 18, 2023: final communiqué

Joint G5 Sahel Force headquarters moved to Niamey, Niger

10th Steering Committee: reflection on Sahelian trajectories and modes of action for greater impact on the ground

ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council meeting: regional security and humanitarian issues on the agenda