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Boko Haram 'still a threat' despite counter-insurgency gains: Hollande

Published: 14 May 2016 - 02:27 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 01:32 pm
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French President Francois Hollande is welcomed by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, NIgeria May 14, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde


Abuja: Boko Haram remain a threat despite "impressive" military gains against it, French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday, as regional and Western leaders gathered for talks on the Islamist threat. 

"The results (of the counter-insurgency) are impressive" and the rebels had been "diminished and forced to retreat", he told a news conference in Abuja but added: "This terrorist group nevertheless remains a threat." 

AFP