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Nigeria: Boko Haram - HQs of Regional Force Against Boko Haram to Cost U.S.$30 Million
Vanguard, 10 June 2015
The base of a multi-national military offensive against Boko Haram will cost some $30 million over the next year, the head of a regional security grouping said Wednesday in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Regional Force Headquarters to Cost U.S.$30 Million
Independent (Lagos), 11 June 2015
The base of a multi-national military offensive against Boko Haram is expected to cost about $30 million over the next year, according to the head of a regional security grouping… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Buhari Hosts Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Benin Presidents
Vanguard, 11 June 2015
As part of the strategy to fight the Boko Haram insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari will today host a meeting of Heads of State and Presidents of the Lake Chad Basin Commission… Read more »
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West Africa: Military Top Brass Make Plans to Take on Boko Haram
Independent (Lagos), 9 June 2015
Military top brass from Nigeria and surrounding countries met on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, to thrash out plans to take on Boko Haram, as new Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari takes… Read more »
West Africa's Military Top Brass Meet to Take on Boko Haram
The army chiefs have met to determine strategies for a new, African Union-backed regional force against the rebels.
From Left: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Alhaji Ismaila Aliyu; Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh and Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission, Mr Sanusi Abdullahi, at the Conference of Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Lake Chad Basin Commission's Members Countries and Benin in Abuja.
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The military's command center will be relocated to Borno state, which is the epicentre of Boko Haram crisis. Read more »
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President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and the President of Chad, Idris Deby, held discussions on how to put an end to the problem of Boko Haram insurgency in the two countries. Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence in the ability of the army to overcome and eradicate the Boko Haram terrorist group. Read more »
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Niger and Chad have launched major ground and air strikes in north-east Nigeria, after Boko Haram militants formally pledged allegiance to the Islamic state group in Syria and ... Read more »
