Second G5 Sahel donors Conference under way in Mauritania

After Brussels, the second conference of G5 Sahel donors and partners is held this Thursday, December 6 in Mauritania.

Heads of state from the 5 Sahel countries in West Africa are meeting international donors in Mauritania.

It’s an attempt to raise billions of dollars for a region that has seen years of violence.

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from the capital Nouakchott.