EUCAP Sahel Mali

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EUCAP Sahel Mali
operation area Mali
German name European Union CSDP mission in Mali
English name EU Capacity Building Mission in Mali
Type of mission civil reconstruction mission
Beginning April 2014
The End ongoing
management Philippe Rio
Location of the operational area Mali in its region.svg

The EU Capacity Building Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) was started on April 15, 2014 as part of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) of the European Union as a civilian development mission to support and strengthen the local security forces in Mali to provide internal security.

This is done by training the police , the national guard and the gendarmerie . The mission area is Mali, with the headquarters in the capital Bamako .

The mission's mandate was last extended for two years on January 11, 2017. Specifically, it includes: improving operational skills; Rebuilding the command structures; Improvement of the management and supervisory structures, and the stabilization of the northern parts of the country.

In 2014, the Federal Republic of Germany took part in the mission with 10 police officers and other civil advisers. In total, the mission consists of 20 police officers and 63 civilians.

In addition to EUCAP Sahel Mali, the EU training mission EUTM Mali , the peace mission of the United Nations MINUSMA , and MISAHEL of the African Union also currently exist in Mali .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ EU Capacity Building Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali). Federal Foreign Office, accessed on May 16, 2017 .
  2. ^ The Mandate. (No longer available online.) EUCAP Sahel Mali, archived from the original on April 12, 2017 ; accessed on May 16, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / eucap-sahel-mali.eu
  3. ^ Peace Operations. Center for International Peace Operations, September 1, 2016, accessed January 15, 2017 .
  4. ^ Peace Operations. Center for International Peace Operations, September 1, 2016, accessed January 15, 2017 .