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Multinational Joint Task Force

We Need More Support to Expel Boko Haram, Chad’s Envoy to the UN Explains

Dulcie Leimbach
• September 16, 2015

An offensive against Boko Haram by a regional task force is preparing to deploy, led by Nigeria and its partners — Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin. At least that is the plan. Troops will number about 8,000 soldiers, with headquarters …

Categories: Africa, Terrorism, UN Peacekeeping

A UN Resolution Is Being Readied for Boko Haram Fight

Dulcie Leimbach
• March 23, 2015

Chad is not only leading the regional military assault on the Boko Haram terrorist group but it is also said to be leading the drafting of a United Nations Security Council resolution to authorize the multinational task force in West …

Categories: Africa, Peace and Security, Security Council

The UN Dips Into the Fight Against Boko Haram

Alexander Brotman
• February 16, 2015

As Boko Haram’s raging insurgency in northeast Nigeria shows no signs of letup, Nigeria’s neighbors are taking the lead in fighting back against the Islamic terrorist group, which has killed nearly 10,000 people from 2013 to 2014 alone and displaced …