President of Congo And Equatorial Guinea Visit President Jonathan In Abuja

Two African leaders, Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou N’Guesso, came to Abuja to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on 23 February. 

The three Presidents held discussions on issues of common interest to the countries, including:

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• 1. The current security challenges, especially terrorism and the menace of the insurgency by Boko Haram. They condemned indiscriminate killing of people, the destruction of property, the abduction and exploitation of innocent women and children.
• 2. The leaders commended the initiative of the member states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), for a Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to combat the Boko Haram insurgency.
• 3. They welcomed the active support of the international community, the African Union, the United Nations and other partners, for the efforts of the LCBC and the Benin Republic to enable the earliest deployment of the MNJTF.

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