Cameroon Pledges More Troops Against Boko Haram

Cameroon has pledged to provide 2,450 troops to join the multinational force to combat Boko Haram. The country has also named General Nka Valere as deputy to the commander of the force. Military spokesperson Colonel Didier Badjeck, who issued a statement from Cameroon's president, Paul Biya Friday night, says the decision to send 2,450 troops follows a commitment Cameroon made July 11 at a summit of heads of state and defense ministers that took place in the Nigerian...

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