West Africa: 'We Can Achieve Peace, Stability, Prosperity in the Sahel,' UN Chief Tells Brussels Conference

26 February 2018

The United Nations and its partners met in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday to strengthen support for a group of five nations in Africa's troubled Sahel region which are facing pressing challenges including extreme poverty, food and nutrition crises and violent extremism.

The International Conference on the Sahel brought together the UN, the European Commission, the African Union and the so-called 'Group of Five' or G5 Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.

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