Saturday, May 14, 2016

Photos: Buhari hosts France president, others in Abuja today

by Unknown on 5:55:00 PM

French President Francois Hollande (L) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) shake hands as they give a joint press conference following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abuja on May 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

Prersident Muhammadu Buhari hosted President Francois Hollande of France and a host of other leaders in Abuja today.

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French President Francois Hollande (C) is pictured during a welcoming ceremony prior to a meeting with Nigerian president at the presidential Palace in Abuja on May 14, 2016. Regional and Western powers gathered in Nigeria today for talks on quelling the threat from Boko Haram as the UN warned of the militants' threat to African security and ties to the Islamic State group. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

French President Francois Hollande speaks during a joint press conference with his Nigerian counterpart following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abuja on May 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

French President Francois Hollande told reporters after meeting his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja that “impressive” gains had been made against the Islamists by greater cooperation. But he warned: “This terrorist group nevertheless remains a threat.” Buhari has invited leaders from Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, whose troops will make up a new regional force against Boko Haram, which has been pushed to northeast Nigeria’s borders around Lake Chad. The 8,500-member force, which has African Union backing and is based in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena under a Nigerian general, was supposed to have deployed last July.