Meeting

A Conversation With João Cravinho, EU Special Representative for the Sahel Region

Monday, December 15, 2025
Rodrigo Antunes/REUTERS
Speaker
João Cravinho

European Union Special Representative for the Sahel Region

Presider
Ebenezer Obadare

Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

From the ongoing spill-over of the conflict in Sudan into Chad to the resurgence of military coups in countries such as Niger and Burkina Faso, and to the democratic election in Senegal, the Sahel region of Africa has remained in the news.

The EU Special Representative for the Sahel Region discusses the forces shaping the region’s sociopolitical and demographic transformation, and the steps taken by the European Union to address these challenges and support long-term regional stability.

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