Big Boda Afrika: Nigeria is first in West Africa to send troops to Mali to fight Islamists

A company of 190 Nigerian soldiers will be flown from the northern city of Kaduna into Mali on Thursday, the BBC’s Will Ross in Kaduna reports.
Nigeria will lead the West African regional force. It has promised to send a total of 900 troops as well as fighter jets.
Close to 200 Nigerian troops are
due to arrive in Mali to help fight Islamist insurgents in the country’s north.
It is the first West African contingent to join France’s anti-rebel operation launched in Mali on Friday.

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