The Sahel States and their extra-regional partners: the case of the European Union

This paper focuses on the strategic importance of the Sahel for extra-regional partners and the policies they have deployed to defend and protect their interests. It then underlines the lacks in the European Strategy for development and security in the Sahel After. Finally, a little comparison between the European and the American approaches tries to demonstrate that both face the same difficulties and display disappointing results in key areas.