Chad And Four Neighbouring States Prepare a Task Force to Take on Boko Haram

Members of the Mauritanian special forces dance after a training session during Flintlock 2015, a U.S.-led military exercise, in Mao, Chad, February 21, 2015. (Reuters)

Blog Defense Forces - The "Flintlock" manoeuvres unfolded as Chad and four neighbouring states prepare a task force to take on Boko Haram, the biggest security threat to Africa's top oil producer Nigeria and an increasing concern to countries bordering it.