Yaoundé (AFP) – Cameroon’s president has sent his army chief to the north of the country to beef up the battle against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram.
Following a series of cross-border incursions and kidnappings, President Paul Biya said Saturday he was also sending more troops and military supplies to the area.
The announcement comes ahead of a key US-Africa summit hosted by US President Barack Obama in Washington where the fight against terrorism is expected to top the agenda.
“In the last few weeks our forces have made important advances against Boko Haram, but it is a long fight,” Biya told reporters…
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