Saudi Arabia has reportedly agreed to donate $100m to support an anti-terrorism initiative in West Africa, in a stepping-up of Gulf military links to the region. The pledge follows a July 2017 decision by five West African countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger; collectively known as the G5 Sahel – to create a joint military force to tackle terrorism, cross-border crime and human trafficking in their region.
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