African leaders to hold Boko Haram summit April 8th

 

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.