The g5 countries comprised of burkina faso, chad, mali, mauritania. Members of the gspc continued to hide in the sahel region, crossing difficulttopatrol borders between mali, mauritania, niger, and algeria. In 2003 niger was one of the first countries to join the pansahel initiative, which the us state department funded to train sahelian military units to fight terrorism. Col vic nelson, the country director for west africa, provides interesting details about the compromises and frustrations involved in managing the program on a shoestring budget. The great green wall for the sahara and the sahel initiative. Issue brief threats to peace and security in the sahel. Attenuation of the effects of desertification through. The great green wall for the sahara and the sahel initiative as an opportunity to enhance resilience in sahelian landscapes and livelihoods. The pan sahel initiative psi is a department of state dos initiative developed in response to the sahel being identified as the.
The oasis initiative organizing to advance solutions in the sahel organizer lavancement des solutions au sahel the western world had no idea what sahel was because history has taken the attention of nato and western countries to iraq and to afghanistan, but sahel is potentially even. Test ccos ability to react to a real world crisis situation. I have just modified one external link on pan sahel initiative. Through continued efforts like the pansahel initiative of 2002 and subsequent trans saharan counterterrorism partnership initiated in 2005, the state department and department of defense struggle to leverage interagency partnerships and multinational cooperation within the. Pansahelian initiative how is pansahelian initiative. Department of state security assistance program focusing on four countries in the sarah region of. Malians practice a moderate form of islam, and popular opinion condemns violence and terrorism in all forms, especially in the name of islam. The pan sahel initiative psi was a us state department funded program in the northern african countries of mali, mauritania, niger, and chad designed to enhance border capabilities throughout.
Niger falls back off track african affairs oxford academic. The pansahel initiative stephen ellis those denizens of washington sometimes described as strategists, policywonks and beltway insiders are, most unusually, developing a keen interest in west africa. As part of its project on peace and security in the sahelsahara region, ipis africa. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. The country was a principal recipient of pansahel initiative psi training and support. Washingtons policy of fabricating terrorism in the region in 200203 in order to justify the launch of its new front in the global war on terror gwot, followed by the pansahel initiative psi and the transsahara counterterrorism initiative tscti in 2004 and 2005 respectively, were planned and structured events. All g5 members have benefited from the pansahel initiative, created in 2002, which became the transsaharan counterterrorism initiative in 2005. The initiative was originally conceived as a thematic project, focusing on creation of a wall of trees of some 15 km wide and 7,775 km long from dakar to.
The united states continued to work with the governments of mali, mauritania, niger, and chad on the implementation of the pansahel initiative, a program designed to assist those nations in protecting. The ggwssi is a recent regional attempt in africa to focus on addressing desertification in a more coherent manner. The initiative aims to support the efforts of local communities in the sustainable management and use of forests, rangelands and other natural resources in drylands. Special forces support pan sahel initiative in africa. Pansahelian initiative how is pansahelian initiative abbreviated. I began writing this book in 2005, at around the time that the bush administration announced the expansion of its widely publicised pan sahel initiative psi into the even more widely publicised transsaharan counterterrorism initiative tscti.
Crisis in the sahel the bixby center for population. Phillip ulmer, usaf special to american forces press service. Department of state, was a stateled effort to assist mali, niger, chad, and mauritania in detecting and responding to suspicious movement of people and goods across and within their borders through training, equipment and cooperation. Beyond frances experience in africa, lessons should be drawn from united states programs that have been implemented in the sahel for more than 10 years.
Sbcc support to the resilience and economic growth in the sahelenhanced resilience regis er project, awarded to a consortium led by the national cooperative business association ncba cooperative league of the usa clusa international. Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. The arab awakening in 2011 and the subsequent collapse of the ben ali, mubarak, and qadhafi regimes in tunisia, egypt, and libya, respectively, left a security vacuum across a region whose police states had provided a bulwark against the spread of terrorism and violent. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to psi pansahel initiative. A new approach for the sahel summary the sahel has the capacity to be a massive disruptive force, stimulating fresh pressures of migration and extremism, unless it is addressed by a comprehensive plan of action. Britain, france, belgian, germany and the other big powers each attempted to carve out their share of the african continent. There is a ticking time bomb waiting to go off in the sahel. The pansahel initiative, according to a november 7, 2002, news release by the office of counterterrorism, u. I thought it would take about four months to write. The plan focuses on six key areas, including crossborder cooperation. Reprinted by permission of westview press, a member of. Ppt pansahel initiative powerpoint presentation free.
Mali will continue to receive assistance through the transsahara counterterrorism initiative. We aim to help accelerate a demographic transition in the sahel region of africa. Eric coughlin instructs a chadian soldier on the finer points of marksmanship with the ak47 assault rifle. However, based on common development chal lenges, the uniss sahel plan is only limited to 10 countries burkina faso, cameroon, the gambia, guinea, mali, mauritania, niger, nigeria, senegal and chad. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. Through continued efforts like the pan sahel initiative of 2002 and subsequent transsaharan counterterrorism partnership initiated in 2005, the state department and department of defense struggle to leverage interagency partnerships and multinational cooperation within the sahel region to wage war on terrorism and enhance regional peace and security. The pansahel initiative, according to a november 7, 2002, by the office of counterterrorism, u. The oasis initiative organizing to advance solutions in the sahel, is a partnership between university of california at berkeley, linitiative oasis niger, and venture strategies for health and development. Jsotf trans pan sahel counterterrorism initiative mission in africa. The great green wall for the sahara and the sahel initiative is the most recent and the most ambitious reforestation program to emerge in the region thus far.
Responding to the crisis in mali december 2012 this issue brief provides a view from the sahel on the current threats to peace and security in the region. Introduction the illicit movement of people and goods has recently become a central concern of the nigerien state and its international partners. The sahel, semiarid region of africa extending from senegal eastward to the sudan or from the atlantic ocean to the red sea. The pansahel initiative, according to a november 7, 2002, office of counterterrorism, u. Regionalisation of counterterrorism strategies in the sahel. Reprinted by permission of westview press, a member of perseus books group. Increasing farmer access to technological solutions to reduce postharvest losses such as the introducing plas tic crates for transporting tomatoes, utilizing airtight storage options to help farm produce stay fresh. Nine questions about the trans sahara counter terrorism. Most relevant lists of abbreviations for psi pan sahel initiative. The initiative, which is 7year programme, seeks to. Its origins can be traced back to thomas sankara, burkina fasos marxist president from 1983 to 1987, and panafrican theorist who led efforts to combat desertification in his own.
The eus comprehensive approach to crises in the sahel ecdpm. Evaluate ccos knowledge on contingency contracting planning. The new scramble for africa einternational relations. Pan sahel initiative 1 pan sahel initiative unclassified chad mauritania niger mali unclassified 2 background. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for. In 1884 the times newspaper coined the phrase scramble for africa to describe the contention between the major european powers for a share of what the belgian king leopold contemptuously referred to as this magnificent african cake. We are focused on three strategies critical for the region. The purpose of this paper is to develop the great green wall ggw project initially financed by the united nations global environment facility trust fund, is a pan african proposal in greening the sahel of africa from west dakar to the east djibouti. The map used by washington for combating terrorism under the pansahel initiative sa ys a lot. Through continued efforts like the pansahel initiative of 2002 and subsequent transsaharan counterterrorism partnership initiated in 2005, the state department and department of defense struggle to leverage interagency partnerships and multinational cooperation within the sahel region to wage war on terrorism and enhance regional peace and. Department of state news release, is a stateled effort to assist mali, niger, chad, and mauritania in detecting and responding to suspicious movement of people and goods across and within their borders through training, equipment and cooperation.
It aims at reducing poverty and soil degradation in this region, taking into account the effects of desertification and. Strategy and action plan for capacity development in. Usgs number two focus in africa the horn remains number one in the war on terrorism. Timbuktu, mali, march 8, 2004 soldiers assigned to the 1st battalion, 10th special forces group airborne in stuttgart, germany, are training african soldiers along the outer reaches of the sahara desert in support of the global war on terrorism. The great green wall for the sahara and sahel initiative ggwssi was launched in 2005 as a strong political response to serious challenges posed by desertification, land degradation, the loss of biodiversity, climate change and related extreme events in particular. Several factors have merged together and provide the ggw with the potential to be a gamechanger in the sahel. Green wall for the sahara and sahel initiative ggwssi in nigeria. The pansahel initiative, according to a november 7, 2002, by the office of counterterrorism. Pan sahel initiative united states department of state. The great green wall for the sahara and the sahel initiative as an.