歐盟向非洲國家撥款5000萬歐元建設反恐部隊

The European Union has agreed to give more than 50m euros to fund a new African joint military force in the Sahel region.

歐盟於日前通過決議，爲薩赫勒地區新的非洲聯合軍事組織撥款超過五千萬歐元。

The force will be made up of troops from Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger, known as the Sahel G-5.

這個新興武裝組織將由來自毛里塔尼亞、馬裏、乍得、布基納法索和尼日爾--也就是薩特勒G-5的軍隊組成。

Its main mission will be to combat jihadist groups active in the region, as well as tackle trafficking networks and illegal migration.

其主要任務是打擊活躍在該地區的聖戰組織，以及打擊販運網絡和非法移民。

The Sahel is home to many Islamist groups, some aligned with al-Qaeda.

薩赫勒地區是許多伊斯蘭組織的家園，其中一些組織與基地組織結盟。

More than 3,000 French troops and 12,000 UN troops have been engaged in Mali since 2013, when Islamist and Tuareg militants led an insurgency in the north of the country.

自2013年當伊斯蘭和圖阿雷格武裝分子在馬裏北部發動叛亂後，已有三千多名法國士兵和一萬兩千多名聯合國士兵在此採取軍事行動。

The militants were pushed out but they have continued to mount sporadic assaults on peacekeepers in northern and central regions.

雖然武裝分子被趕走了，但他們仍繼續對北部和中部地區的維和人員進行零星的襲擊。

Stability and development of the Sahel region are crucial not only for Africa but also for Europe, EU Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in the Mali capital, Bamako.

歐盟外交政策負責人費代麗卡·莫蓋里尼在馬裏首都巴馬科表示：“薩赫勒地區的穩定和發展不僅對非洲至關重要，對歐洲也至關重要。”

Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop announced last Monday that the new force would have some 10,000 soldiers and police officers and become operational by the end of the year.

馬裏外交部長阿卜杜拉耶·迪奧普上週一宣佈，這一新部隊將擁有約1萬名士兵和警察，並將在今年年底前開始運作。