Nigeria Needs Regional Force To Defeat Boko Haram -- Says The Chairperson Of AU, Mrs. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

The AU is preparing for leaders of the 54-member bloc to meet for a summit on Friday to discuss a proposed regional force of some 3,000 troops that would include soldiers from Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Chad and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram.

“It is time to take action and to be aware of the danger of Boko Haram for the entire African continent,” AU chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Monday.

She said “The continued rise of Boko Haram is not just a threat to some countries, it is a threat to the whole continent.”

More than 13,000 people have been killed and more than one million displaced by Boko Haram since 2009.

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