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Chadian president confers with president of Ghana over Boko Haram

Xinhua, March 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

President Idriss Déby of Chad arrived in Ghana on Wednesday to discuss with his Ghanaian counterpart, John Dramani Mahama, issues of security in the Central and West Africa region.

The talks will essentially focus on the fight against Islamic militants Boko Haram, said an advisory from the Ghanaian Presidency.

The visit by Déby, who is also Chairman of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), is a follow-up to last month's meeting between him and Mahama, Presidents Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, and President Dennis Sassou-N'Guesso of the Republic of the Congo.

Chad is one of five African nations tasked by the African Union to lead the fight against Boko Haram's insurgency in Nigeria and other parts of Central and West Africa.

The others are Cameroun, Republic of Niger, Republic of Benin and Nigeria which have made some successes against the Islamic militants since the AU order.

President Mahama, who is also chair of sub-regional body, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), moved the motion at the recent AU conference for a multinational force to oust the terrorist group in their murderous activities against countries of the two sub-regions. Endi