France intensifies intervention in West Africa with launch of Sahel G5 force By Kumaran Ira 18 November 2017 The Sahel, which has been devastated by the 2011 NATO war in Libya and the resulting French war in Mali starting in 2013, is facing a new military escalation as France steps up its deployments in … Continue reading France intensifies intervention in West Africa with launch of Sahel G5 force