U.S. Pledges $60 Million for Antiterrorism Force in Africa
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U.S. Pledges $60 Million for Antiterrorism Force in Africa
The pledge, announced by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson in Washington
and Ambassador Nikki R. Haley at the United Nations, came as the United Nations Security Council was meeting about the vast and lawless Sahel region in western and north-central Africa, where the force will operate.
30, 2017
The United States pledged $60 million on Monday to a new United Nations-backed antiterrorism force from
five African countries including Niger, where four American soldiers were killed early this month.
Ms. Haley said in her remarks about the Sahel force at the Security Council
that "we understand the force will need ongoing support and are eager for opportunities to work with our partners to make this effort a successful one." The American pledge was welcomed by France, which has taken the lead in Western backing for the Sahel force.
The United States, the biggest single financial contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations, has been seeking to cut their costs
and had resisted proposals to commit peacekeeping resources to the five-nation Sahel force.
It was announced less than four weeks after four American soldiers, including Special Forces members,
were killed during a joint patrol with counterparts from Niger near the Mali border.
The pledge, announced by Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson in Washington
and Ambassador Nikki R. Haley at the United Nations, came as the United Nations Security Council was meeting about the vast and lawless Sahel region in western and north-central Africa, where the force will operate.
30, 2017
The United States pledged $60 million on Monday to a new United Nations-backed antiterrorism force from
five African countries including Niger, where four American soldiers were killed early this month.
Ms. Haley said in her remarks about the Sahel force at the Security Council
that "we understand the force will need ongoing support and are eager for opportunities to work with our partners to make this effort a successful one." The American pledge was welcomed by France, which has taken the lead in Western backing for the Sahel force.
The United States, the biggest single financial contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations, has been seeking to cut their costs
and had resisted proposals to commit peacekeeping resources to the five-nation Sahel force.
It was announced less than four weeks after four American soldiers, including Special Forces members,
were killed during a joint patrol with counterparts from Niger near the Mali border.