The G5 Sahel force, a joint force of five Sahel region countries tasked with fighting militants including Boko Haram and al-Qaida among others, is struggling with funding and lacks coordination ...

The G5 Sahel, made up of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Chad and Niger, was launched in 2014 in a bid to improve cooperation on development policies and security matters in West Africa.

The G5 Sahel Joint Force—a partnership among five states in Africa’s Sahel region that have been hard hit by al Qaeda– and Islamic State–linked terrorist attacks—launched its first regional operation ...

The G5 was created in 2014 but has secured only meagre results even as insecurity remains a major issue across the Sahel. In 2017, leaders of the five countries agreed to deploy a joint anti ...

BAMAKO, Mali – Authorities say nine soldiers serving with the regional G5 Sahel force have been killed in an attack in central Mali. The Malian army said Friday that the nine died after driving ...

Setting up the G5 Sahel Joint Force meant that they had a vehicle to further their own interests. The force’s mandate includes fighting both terrorism and organised cross-border crime.

These nations are known as the G5 Sahel countries. FILE - Leaders of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania pose for a photo at the G5 Sahel summit in Niamey, Niger, Dec. 15, 2019.

The G5 Sahel force, headquartered in the central Mali garrison town of Sévaré, will eventually comprise 5,000 soldiers from seven battalions and will coordinate operations with 4,000 French ...

The G5 Sahel receives no UN funding because of the Trump administration’s reluctance to channel money through the UN, but the administration has nevertheless pledged $60 million.

Three years ago West African nations launched a joint force touted as a giant's stride in the fight against Islamist militants sweeping across the Sahel. We've detected you are on Internet Explorer.

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – The leaders of Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso agreed on Sunday to create a regional organization to strengthen cooperation on development and security i… ...

Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their ...