(JollofNews) – The Cameroonian military says members of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram have abducted the wife of the country’s deputy prime minister in the northern Cameroonian town of Kolofata.

(JollofNews) – “This is our concern. When it comes to raising cattle it’s our job, when you’re born you see your father doing it, it represents everything to us.” Abdoul Ba is a farmer.

(JollofNews) – Nigeria and three other states have pledged to speed up the creation of a 2,800-strong regional force to tackle militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Defence ministers of Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger said they would each contribute 700 troops to the force.