Club du Sahel
The Club du Sahel is an informal coalition which seeks to reverse the
effects of drought and the desertification in the eight Sahelian zone
countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal,
and the Cape Verde Islands. The Club coordinates plans and financing of
aid and sustained economic development in the region. The Club (sometimes
called "Club des Amis du Sahel"), formed in December 1975, comprises both
donor countries (Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Sahelian zone
countries. Headquarters are in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.