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West African leaders consider new force to fight Boko Haram

 

West African leaders are considering creating a military force to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants and will hold a regional summit next week to discuss the issue, Ghana's President John Mahama said on Friday.

Regional bloc ECOWAS will seek the support of the African Union (AU) for its plans, said Mahama.

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