African leaders to hold Boko Haram summit April 8th

African leaders from West and Central Africa will be meeting in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea onWednesday April 8th, to discuss on ways to combat the terror group, Boko Haram in the continent.

The summit which is being jointly organised by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will among other things discuss on ways to tackle the sect activities which according to ECOWAS, if not checked, will destabilize the region.  

"In the face of the mounting and increasingly bloody attacks by the fundamentalists against Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad and the series consequences for these countries, and the real risk of destabilizing western and central Africa, the two organizations have decided to take action,"Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, is being jointly organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

"In the face of the mounting and increasingly bloody attacks by the fundamentalists against Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad and the series consequences for these countries, and the real risk of destabilizing western and central Africa, the two organizations have decided to take action," the ECOWAS statement said.