Le Bureau Régional de l’Afrique du Nord et Sahel est établi à Alger, Algérie, auprès de la Délégation aux risques majeurs (DNRM) du Ministère de l'Intérieur.
Le Bureau Régional joue un rôle majeur en aidant à la réalisation des objectifs de l'Initiative des Centres d’Excellence de l’UE pour la réduction des risques NRBC en assurant une coopération et une coordination étroites avec les sept pays partenaires de la région. Le Bureau Régional offre également un soutien avec l'engagement des partenaires techniques régionaux et internationaux, des donateurs potentiels et d'autres parties prenantes dans le domaine de l'atténuation des risques NRBC. Il contribue à l’appropriation au niveau local et, ainsi, à une plus grande durabilité du réseau des Centres d'Excellence.
- Safe transportation of chemical and biological materials
- Detection of illicit trafficking of CBRN materials
- Management of chemical and biological waste
- Support National Focal Points in the implementation of the Initiative in their countries
- Support the establishment and the institutionalisation of National Teams
- Support Partner Countries in the developmnet of
National and Regional CBRN Action Plans - Support Partner Countries in the development of regional project proposals
- Collect information and assist in the monitoring of CoE
CBRN projects - Facilitate the cooperation between Partner Countries at
the regional and international levels - Encourage Partner Countries to take ownership of the
Initiative through the engagement of local experts and
institutions in the CoE activities - Outreach and coordination with other international
organizations and donors
- Project on safe transport of CB materials – SECTRANS P72 completed
- Delivery of CBRN protective equipment - P54 and P70 completed
- Border control and CB detection - FRONSEC P55 ongoing
- CB waste management - starting in 2023
Implementation of projects include:
- Table-top exercises
- Regional exercises
- In country visit of relevant CBRN sites
- CBRN National Teams and Round Tables regularly organized within the North African and Sahel partner countries
- Annual CBRN National Focal Point Days held in Brussels, Belgium
- 1st CBRN Academy organized in Turin, Italy, in October 2022
Latest news from North Africa & Sahel
During the first meeting under the 2024 Italian Presidency of the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (the Global Partnership), Heads of Secretariat spoke with one voice on behalf of 64 Partner Countries
- CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- CA - Central Asia
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
- MIE - Middle East
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel
- SEA - Southeast Asia
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
Around 50 countries across 10 regions will participate in the three-year EU-funded projects, promoting safe and secure international trade of goods with civilian and military applications
- CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- CA - Central Asia
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
- MIE - Middle East
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel
- SEA - Southeast Asia
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
New African Centre for Resilience to Epidemics (CARE), at the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, will be a benchmark in terms of biosafety and biosecurity, with expertise in technologies and training
- CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
- ECA - Eastern and Central Africa
- NAS - North Africa and Sahel