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of the joint force means that the staff within it Sahel organisation established a joint military relate to two chains of command: the G5 Sahel force in 2017 – the G5 Sahel Joint Force – to com- The structure of the force Joint Force chain with the chief commander at bat terrorism, transnational crime and traffick- the top, and their national ministry of defence ing. [...] The battalions of is sometimes referred to as the cause of the reliance on external actors poses challenges for the G5 Sahel Joint Force come from the national force’s protracted and slow operationalisation.6 I the force’s autonomy, which ultimately under- armies of the G5 Sahel member states. [...] As of March operationalisation of the joint force was de- intelligence collection in Niger and supporting 2021, Chad also deployed a battalion to Sector layed several times due to lack of funding and Barkhane, Spain through the rapid action group Central due to the intensified violence in the resources.8 The G5 Sahel Joint Force depends programme GARSI,2 and the European special area,4 increasing. [...] and conduct a joint operation;9 in 2018, the goal The EUTM has been advising and assisting at Though the training and mentoring might be was to conduct operations in all sectors;10 and in the G5 Sahel Joint Force’s headquarters since aimed at making the joint force self-sufficient, 2019 the aim was to increase these numbers.11 the force was established. [...] UNSC (2017) Report of the Secretary-General on joint force to function as an autonomous and Training Mission and the Struggle for a New the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel.