US Pledges Additional $51 Million To G5 Sahel Force Fighting ISIS And Al-Qaeda In West Africa

The United States has almost doubled its pledge in financial support to the G5 Sahel, a West African force that began deploying last year to fight a surge in Islamist militant attacks. The initial pledge by the US was $60 million made in October 2017 but in the revised pledge, the assistance will total $111...