#32026D1028EU funds non-lethal support for Senegal’s armed forces
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The decision creates a EUR 15 million EU support package for Senegal’s armed forces, focused mainly on improving maritime security. The funding will provide non-lethal equipment for Senegal’s navy, including intervention assets, surveillance systems, communications gear, protective equipment, mobility equipment, and education equipment for the naval academy in Dakar. The measure is aimed at helping Senegal protect its waters and support regional maritime security in the Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. Senegal must use and maintain the equipment properly, keep it with approved units, report annually, allow checks and audits, and comply with human rights and humanitarian law. Support can be suspended or ended if those conditions are breached.
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Key Changes
- Creates a EUR 15 million European Peace Facility assistance measure for Senegal’s armed forces.
- Funds non-lethal naval equipment, surveillance, communications, protection, mobility, training, and education support.
- Sets monitoring, reporting, audit, human rights, maintenance, and non-transfer conditions for Senegal.
Obligations
What this law requires
Senegal must ensure that Armed Forces of Senegal units supported under the assistance measure comply with relevant international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
Senegal must use any assets provided under the assistance measure properly and efficiently, and only for the purposes for which they were provided.
Senegal must maintain any assets provided under the assistance measure sufficiently to ensure their usability and operational availability throughout their life cycle.
Senegal must ensure that assets provided under the assistance measure are not lost or transferred to persons or entities other than those identified in the arrangements with the High Representative.
End-user forces must sign EPF delivery certificates upon transfer of ownership of equipment and supplies provided under the assistance measure.