At
the very beginning of the year my magazine´s editor-in-chief at Visão asked me
to write about Africa in 2015. I did. And I spent most of the allocated space
focusing on Nigeria, as the country to watch this year. Within Nigeria, the
key issue I mentioned was of course Boko Haram. I also said that Boko Haram
would be spreading out towards the neighbouring countries. And that´s very much
the case today. This terrorist group is not only a major threat to the
stability of Nigeria, It is also a serious menace for Niger, Cameron and Chad.
As such, it calls for a major international alliance to deal with it. The sooner
the international community addresses this very serious problem the better.
Nigeria can´t do it. And Chad alone, notwithstanding the strength of its armed
forces, is not enough.
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