Defense Minister LeDrian said France is willing to coordinate a regional task force in Africa to confront Boko Haram; the 2,800-strong force was pledged by regional powers in July but has not yet materialized. He urged greater cooperation among African nations on security matters. He also noted that jihadists driven from Mali have regrouped in southern Libya and threaten the stability of the region. The UN’s special envoy to the Sahel region warned that “the Boko Haram problem is no longer limited to Nigeria” and also that the Islamic State appears to be running training camps in Libya.
