Algeria, EU delegation discuss Sahel-Sahara security

Algerian and European Union officials met in Algiers for counter-terrorism policy talks, APS reported on Wednesday (December 9th). The mission of the EU delegation is to "define a joint strategy and approach on Sahel and Sahara security and development", Swedish Ambassador Carin Wall said after meeting with Minister of State for African and Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel. Wall, whose country currently chairs the rotating EU presidency, stressed Algeria's "key" role in the process.