Member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia
According to its founding treaty, the objectives of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) are the preservation and consolidation of peace, security and stability in the CEN-SAD zone; promotion of political dialogue and the fight against cross-border crime and its related scourges such as trafficking in drugs, arms and human beings, money-laundering and terrorism; combating desertification, drought and climate change through the preservation of natural resources and research in the field of renewable energies; economic, commercial, scientific and socio-cultural cooperation; infrastructure development; and the promotion of the free movement of persons, goods and services.
Treaty Establishing the Community of Sahel-Saharan States
Article 3 of the Treaty Establishing the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) states its objectives to include the preservation and consolidation of peace, security and stability and the promotion of political dialogue and the fight against cross-border crime, as well as combating desertification, drought and climate change. These aims are inherently linked to transitional justice objectives, demonstrating that the treaty can be used as a basis to promote and implement transitional justice processes in the region.
Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Security between the Member States of the CEN-SAD
This agreement provides for organised and efficient cooperation in the field of security and anti-crime efforts in the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). It gives effect to many of the objectives in the CEN-SAD treaty, particularly the fight against cross-border crime and related issues such as trafficking in drugs, arms and human beings, money-laundering and terrorism.
CEN-SAD Protocol on Prevention Mechanism, Management, and Resolution of Conflicts
The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Protocol on Prevention Mechanism, Management, and Resolution of Conflicts notes that the maintenance of peace and stability is derived through a process of normalisation of relations with countries affected by conflict. It gives effect to a number of the objectives in the CEN-SAD treaty, particularly the preservation and consolidation of peace, security and stability.
