West Africa: West, Central Africa Agree Security Force to Protect Forests, Seas

19 July 2013

Yaounde — West and Central African leaders are to put in place a joint security force with the aim of better protecting the Congo Basin's forest resources and combating pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.

Meeting at a summit in late June in Yaounde, Cameroon, 15 governments agreed to create a regional security network to protect their common heritage.

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