Who: Sahel Alliance and partners
What: 3rd General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, press conference
Where: Madrid, Spain, and virtual
When: 4 April 2022, 18.30 UTC +2
On Monday 4 April in Madrid, at the close of the 3rd General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, a press conference will be held at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minister José Manuel Albares, accompanied by the representative of the G5 Sahel and the heads of delegations of the members of the Sahel Alliance, will discuss with journalists the main conclusions of the General Assembly, as well as the prospects for cooperation in the Sahel over the next 12 months. The African Development Bank is a founding member of the Sahel Alliance.
Venue and contacts:
Accreditation is required for access to the session, to be requested no later than Friday, April 1, at 16:00 UTC+2, from the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: prensa@maec.es
(Deadline for registration Saturday 2 April at 11:00 UTC+2)
Note that, during the press conference, priority will be given to questions from the first journalists registered on the above registration platform.
A live broadcast will be available on the YouTube channels of the Sahel Alliance (in French) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (in Spanish).
Contacts:
Gershwin Wanneburg, Communication and External Relations Department, African Development Bank, email: g.wanneburg@afdb.org
Aude Rossignol, Unité de Coordination de l'Alliance Sahel, email : aude.rossignol@giz.de
