West Africa: Sahel Force Could Tackle Jihadists 'Without Antagonizing Communities'

13 December 2017
interview

A new African military force in the Sahel region could be operational in the next few months after donors pledged millions at a conference in France. Paul Melly from Chatham House talked to DW about the G5 Sahel force.

The heads of state of the G5 countries - Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger - met with European delegates to discuss the financing and organization of the new Sahel force at a conference near Paris on Wednesday.

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