Fight against Boko Haram: the international community promised $ 250 million

The representatives of the international community gathered this Monday At Addis Ababa for a donor conference. They promised to find $ 250 million to fight the best against the Islamist movement Boko Haram.
“We have more or less 250 million dollars,” said Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union. This money is intended to finance the multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) who is currently fighting against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin.
“$ 110 million from Nigeria, 50 million euros from the European Union, $ 8 million already received from the UK, 4 million Swiss francs (3.6 million euros) of the Swiss delegation and $ 1.5 million of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, “detailed Mr. Chergui.
Promises that he would honor emergency
The new president of the African Union, Idriss Deby, said he hopes that these pledges be “honored emergency in order to demonstrate our firm commitment in the fight against terrorism.”
Throughout the year 2015, Boko Haram killed more than 3,500 dead and at least 190,000 people have fled areas where Boko Haram threat.

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