Saudi Arabia Pledges $100 Million To Mali To Aid The G5 Sahel Fighting ISIS And Al Qaeda In West Africa

Saudi Arabia has pledged $100 million to Mali, a new regional military force battling jihadist groups in West Africa’s Sahel region. The contribution would be a major boost to the cash-strapped force and bring pledged commitments to more than half the roughly $500 million the G5 Sahel says it needs for its first year of...