Ten local authorities establish Senegal-Mali cross-border group
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
Ten local authorities in Senegal and Mali have established the Ambidédi-Bakel-Sadiola Local Cross-Border Cooperation Grouping in Bakel to coordinate projects providing access to water, electricity, healthcare and education. The initiative also aims to support youth employment and natural resource management for 350,000 people in the area, with backing from the RéZo programme funded by the European Union and Germany.
Ten local authorities from Senegal and Mali have formalised the creation in Bakel of the Ambidédi-Bakel-Sadiola Local Cross-Border Cooperation Grouping (GLCT), Mali Actu reports. The body is to coordinate joint responses to the needs of people living on both sides of the border.
The grouping is targeting, in particular, water, energy and health services for about 350,000 people in the areas concerned, according to Mali Actu.
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