The Twenty-Seven gave the green light this Thursday to a new package of 20 million euros aimed at supplying non-lethal military equipment to the Armed Forces of Mauritania, with the aim of strengthening its ground surveillance capabilities and bolstering stability in the Sahel strip.
The initiative, financed through the European Peace Facility, raises to 75 million euros the bilateral support that the EU has granted to Mauritania through this instrument, after three other previous allocations, according to a statement from the Council (the governments).
Specifically, the new resources will serve to provide the Mauritanian Army with "additional non-lethal ground surveillance means" in order to "improve situational awareness throughout the national territory", as a complement to the equipment contemplated in the aid approved in 2025.
According to the member states, these actions seek to support the efforts of the Mauritanian Armed Forces to "promote stability in the Sahel", "counter the risk of destabilization" and safeguard the "territorial integrity and sovereignty" of the country, as well as its civilian population.
The European Peace Facility, operational since 2021, is the instrument with which the EU finances external actions aimed at preventing conflicts and strengthening international security, making it possible to provide military and defense support to third states and regional organizations.