AU to set up force to fight Boko Haram

imgThe United Nations has welcomed the setting-up of an African regional military force of 7,500 troops to fight against the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram and other armed groups, endorsed by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council.
The African Union (AU) called for a “collective response” against Boko Haram and the setting-up of a regional military force of 7,500 troops to fight this armed group.
The AU seeks to end the “horrendous” abuses of Boko Haram. “We are deeply horrified by the tragedy Boko Haram continues to inflict on our people,” said AU Commision Chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the opening of the 24th AU Summit, which wrapped up Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
“Boko Haram’s horrendous abuses, unspeakable cruelty, total disregard for human lives, and wanton destruction of property are unmatched,” she added.
It has been also recommended to authorize countries of the region to increase the strength of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) up to 7,500,” she said in a statement issued Thursday at the end of the AU Peace and Security Council’s meeting.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Saturday, on the sidelines of the 24th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, “the decision of the AU and regional countries to establish a MNJTF (Multinational Joint Task Force) against Boko Haram.”
He also denounced Boko Haram’s “unspeakable brutality” and stressed the need for a “regional cooperation to fight against it.”

Since 2009, Boko Haram has taken control over territories in north-eastern Nigeria and has been increasingly making incursions into neighbouring Cameroon, near Chad and Niger.

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