U.S Donates $5 billion To MNJTF.

As the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) made to battle terrorist group, Boko Haram heightens its endeavors at handling the terrorists, the United States has given the aggregate of $5 billion to support their operations.

The divergence was made by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US right hand secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, at a news preparation through phone from the African Union Summit today, NAN reports.


She said: "We have been working with Nigeria and also the African nations development to address their worries about Boko Haram in light of the fact that we don't see this as only a Nigerian issue, we are having discourses with President Buhari on how we may support our backing. We have as of now been working with them and giving data. We are giving some preparation and support and we'll want to work with the new organization to perceive how we may build the level of backing to Nigeria.

"In the meantime, we've quite recently reported at the venue of the AU, a five billion dollar commitment to the Multinational Task Force. We are likewise giving some gear and backing and we have various gatherings with the nations who are individuals from the Multinational Joint Task Force to take a gander at different zones we may bolster. Africa had confronted some truly appalling terrorist assaults in the course of recent years,  the West Gate and Garissa University assaults in Kenya and Boko Haram assaults, especially the abducting of the Chibok young ladies, in Borno state.

"While I would not say Africa is under attack, Africa has some significant security challenges that oblige an extremely solid and exceptionally deliberate vital exertion by African nations and accomplices to address the security concerns of Africa.

"The United States is giving an in number backing to AU on security, as it has an in number organization with Africa on security. We are working intently with the Lake Chad Basin nations: Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon to address the issue of Boko Haram,"  she said.

She uncovered that the U.S has prepared 250,000 African peacekeepers, and communicated its most elevated responsibility to security on the African landmass.

Thomas-Greenfield additionally communicated backing for the warrant of capture issued by the International Criminal Court against Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir.

"The United States grimaces at arrangements by some African pioneers to subvert the constitution to augment their terms in office. US just backings two-term restrain in office," she closed.

In a comparable vein, President Muhammadu Buhari, has coordinated the arrival of $21million, out of the $100million promise, to the Multinational Joint Task Force.