Liptako–Gourma Authority
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| Headquarters | Ouagadougou |
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| Website | www.liptakogourma.org |
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Created in December 1970, the Authority has as its goal the promotion of the area's mineral, energy, hydraulic, and agricultural resources within a regional framework. The zone covered by the authority corresponds to the border regions of the three countries, and covers an area of 370,000 km2, including 19 provinces of Burkina Faso, 4 administrative regions of Mali, and two departments and an urban community of Niger.
This zone is composed entirely of the semi-arid Sahel region. The dominant economic activity is agriculture and livestock herding, but the zone has considerable energy, hydraulic, and mining potential.
Joint military task force
On 24 January 2017, the three states agreed to form a joint task force to combat insecurity and terrorism in the region, to be headquartered in
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References
- ^ "Final Communique of the Summit of Heads of State of the Liptako-Gourma Authority" (PDF). January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Liptako-Gourma: new joint task force". West Africa Brief. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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