Un grand merci à SE @JeanMarieTraore pour un échange à Bruxelles fondé sur un intérêt mutuel pour une meilleure compréhension et un dialogue entre le #BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫 et l’#UE 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas @EU_Commission @eu_echo #Sahel
Birgitte Markussen 🇪🇺
@BNMarkussen
🇪🇺 EUSR for the Sahel. Previously: 🇩🇰 SR for the Great Lakes and the Sahel (2025-2026). 🇪🇺Ambassador to AU (2020-2023), 🇪🇺 EEAS DMD Africa (2016-2020)
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Many thanks Minister Prevot. Very inspiring talk 🇪🇺🇧🇪
🇪🇺 It was a pleasure to meet today with @BNMarkussen, the EU’s new Special Representative for the Sahel.
The Sahel does not become less strategic simply because engagement has become more difficult. What happens in the region matters deeply to its people, but also has consequences for Europe. Our security, stability and prosperity are closely interconnected.
My recent visit to Burkina Faso and Niger strengthened my conviction that we must keep the channels of dialogue open, even when we disagree.
Belgium strongly supports the renewed EU approach built on mutual respect, honest dialogue and pragmatic cooperation. We must remain engaged, uphold our principles and work together on the challenges we share.
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Connecting the dots from the #Gulf to the #Sahel. My first participation in the #IISS_MD26 Manama Dialogue including engagements with Dr. Bastian Giegerich, 🇺🇳SRSG @Haavisto , @Airbus and interview with Al Arabiya @eu_eeas @EU_Commission
In #Berlin for talks with @GermanyDiplo State Secretary von Geyr on the #EU renewed approach to the #Sahel. #WestAfrica Breakfast chaired by #BMZ @NielsAnnen on the strategic importance of building momentum based on shared interests @GERonAfrica @eu_eeas @EU_Commission
Important visit to show our partnership to 🇬🇠#Tamale #Ghana, two hours drive from the border to #BurkinaFaso of 🇪🇺 Special Envoys for the #Sahel. Thanks to HE Ali Adolf John, Paramount Chiefs HRH Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu III, HRH Sakpe-Naa Alabira Ibrahim, and everyone we met👇
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