The European Union has been failing in its dialogue with Sahel states, but is now “building bridges” with junta-led regimes in a bid to regain credibility lost to Russia, the EU’s Special Representative for the Sahel, João Cravinho, has told Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We have not been – and it's a mea culpa here – capable of listening and understanding properly. We have not been capable of explaining what our interests are in the region,” Cravinho admitted, but added that