African leaders from
West and Central Africa will be meeting in Malabo, the capital of
Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday April 8th, to discuss on ways to combat
the terror group, Boko Haram in the continent.
The summit which
is being jointly organised by the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States
(ECCAS) will among other things
discuss on ways to tackle the sect
activities which according to ECOWAS, if not checked, will destabilize
the region.
"In the face of the mounting and
increasingly bloody attacks by the fundamentalists against Nigeria,
Niger, Cameroon and Chad and the series consequences for these
countries, and the real risk of destabilizing western and central
Africa, the two organizations have decided to take action,"Malabo,
capital of Equatorial Guinea, is being jointly organized by the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of
Central African States (ECCAS).
"In the face of the mounting
and increasingly bloody attacks by the fundamentalists against Nigeria,
Niger, Cameroon and Chad and the series consequences for these
countries, and the real risk of destabilizing western and central
Africa, the two organizations have decided to take action," the ECOWAS
statement said.
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