G5 Sahel
G5 Sahel or G5S was an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development policies and security matters in West Africa. It was created on 16 February 2014 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, at a summit of five Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: contact@g5sahel.org
- Type: Government office
- Description: organisation of the governments of Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Mali and Mauritania
- Also known as: “G5”, “Sahel G5”, “Secrétariat permanent du G5 Sahel السرية الدائمة جي 5 الساحل”, and “جي 5 الساحل”
- Address: 742 أ, Tevragh Zein حي تفرغ زينة, Nouakchott نواكشوط
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nouakchott Olympic Stadium and National Museum of Mauritania.
Nouakchott Olympic Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Neonstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 10,000. It also has an athletics track. The Olympic Stadium is used by the Mauritania national football team. Nouakchott Olympic Stadium is situated 1 km north of G5 Sahel.
National Museum of Mauritania
Museum
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Mauritania, also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott, is a national museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located to the southwest of the Hotel Mercure Marhaba, west of Hotel de Ville, northwest of Parc Deydouh, and northeast of the Mosque Ould Abbas. National Museum of Mauritania is situated 1½ km southeast of G5 Sahel.
National Library of Mauritania
Library
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie is located in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the building of the National Museum of Mauritania. The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members. The library has seven branches. National Library of Mauritania is situated 1½ km southeast of G5 Sahel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nouakchott and Ksar.
Nouakchott
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania and its largest city, with almost 1.2 million residents in 2019. The city is the hub of the Mauritanian economy and is home to a deepwater port and Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, one of the country's two international airports.
Ksar
Suburb
Ksar, Mauritania is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It has a population of 43,531.
Sebkha
Suburb
Sebkha is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It has a population of 72,245. The football teams ASC Nasr de Sebkha and ASC Socogim are based there. Sebkha is situated 3½ km southwest of G5 Sahel.
G5 Sahel
- Categories: intergovernmental organization, regional organization, office, and government building
- Location: TevraghZeina, Nouakchott-Ouest region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
18.09708° or 18° 5′ 50″ northLongitude
-15.98271° or 15° 58′ 58″ westOpen location code
7CC632W8+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 228863909OpenStreetMap feature
office=diplomaticWikidata ID
Q18816679
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“G5 Sahel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الساحل جي 5”
- Arabic: “السرية الدائمة جي 5 الساحل”
- Arabic: “جي 5”
- Arabic: “مجموعة دول الساحل الخمس”
- Asturian: “G5 del Sahel”
- Chinese: “G5萨赫勒”
- Chinese: “G5薩赫勒”
- Esperanto: “G5 Sahelo”
- French: “G5 Sahel”
- French: “Secrétariat permanent du G5 Sahel”
- German: “G5 Sahel”
- Hausa: “G5 Sahel”
- Hausa: “G5”
- Hausa: “Sahel G5”
- Italian: “G5 Sahel”
- Japanese: “サヘル5カ国”
- Polish: “G5 Sahel”
- Polish: “G5S”
- Portuguese: “G5 do Sahel”
- Russian: “Сахельская пятёрка”
- Spanish: “G5 del Sahel”
- Vietnamese: “G5 Sahel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and ISCAE.
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