Regional and Western powers gathered in Nigeria to discuss
their war with Boko Haram, as the United Nations said the group posed a major
threat to security in West Africa.
Leaders from Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger were among the
delegates, alongside French President Francois Hollande, and high-ranking
diplomats from the US, UK and the European Union.
The leaders were expected to sign "new agreements on
further defense" as part of a regional security summit in Nigeria's
capital, Abuja, Femi Adesina, media advisor to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari,
said.
Nigeria is seeking closer military cooperation to bring to
an end nearly seven years of violence in the northeast, which has left at least
20,000 dead and forced more than 2.6 million people from their homes.
The UN Security Council on Friday said the talks should help
develop "a comprehensive strategy to address the governance, security,
development, socio-economic and humanitarian dimensions of the crisis".
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