US to Launch Border Security Program in Nigeria

A top diplomat says the U.S. will soon launch a major border security program to help Nigeria and neighboring countries fight the militant group Boko Haram. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke to officials in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday, as Nigerian newspapers reported that the militants have seized the city of Bama and other locations in the northeastern state of Borno. Thomas-Greenfield said the U.S. is "very troubled by...

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