Terror attack fears shift AU summit to Sandton

Fears of a possible Boko Haram attack have forced African Union leaders to move their summit scheduled for next month from Chad to South Africa.

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More than 50 African heads of state and government will gather in Sandton for the week-long 25th AU summit. In January, Chad publicly blamed its withdrawal from hosting the event on tough economic conditions - but South African diplomatic sources say that fear of a possible attack by the terrorist group was the real motive. More...