@All,

Did the USA actually propose to fund Africa's multi-national task force to the tune of $5 Billion, as has been widely reported in the last 24hours?
I don't think so... If you see any ring of truth in this claim, please provide a credible source other than IBTimes or any of Nigeria's media outfits.

For the record, Obama did actually propose a $5 billion 'Global Anti-Terrorism Fund' aka 'Terrorism Partnership Fund' back in 2014.
What remains difficult to ascertain is, whether or not the US congress acceded to his request.

White House Proposes $5 Billion Global Anti-Terrorism Fund

May 28, 2014

President Obama announced plans for a Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (CTPF) during a speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Wednesday

President Barack Obama unveiled a proposed $5-billion “terrorism partnership fund” Wednesday to aid other countries in fighting extremists and other radical groups.

The President said he would ask Congress to support the establishment of a Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (CTPF) during a speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

[b]“These resources will give us flexibility to fulfill different missions,” Obama said, “including training security forces in Yemen who have gone on the offensive against al Qaeda; supporting a multinational force to keep the peace in Somalia; working with European allies to train a functioning security force and border patrol in Libya; and facilitating French operations in Mali.”

The fund would add vital resources to help tackle fallout from the ongoing conflict in Syria, he said, where fighting between the regime of President Bashar Assad and opposition forces has attracted extremist Islamist groups seeking to take advantage of a power vacuum. “With the additional resources I’m announcing today, we will step up our efforts to support Syria’s neighbors—Jordan and Lebanon; Turkey and Iraq—as they host refugees, and confront terrorists working across Syrian borders,” Obama said.

The fund would allow the Department of Defense to improve and expand counterterrorism training, assist other countries’ efforts, and collaborate with the State Department to support stable governments around the world in their “efforts to counter violent extremism and terrorist ideology,” the White House said.[/b]

During television appearances on Wednesday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry defended Obama’s plans to reduce U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan by the end of the year.

“This is not an abandonment of Afghanistan,” Kerry said on NBC’s Today show. “This is an emboldenment. This is an empowerment of Afghanistan.”

While appearing on CBS This Morning, Kerry said that withdrawing from Afghanistan will allow the U.S. to devote more resources to fighting terrorism around the word. The nation’s foreign policy, he said, should be updated to reflect the “rapidly changing, more complex world where terrorism is the principal challenge.”

Kerry also told Good Morning America on ABC that the U.S. has “people on the ground” and is “working hand in hand with Nigerians” to recover the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria by Islamic radicals.

Source: White House Proposes $5 Billion Global Anti-Terrorism Fund --http://time.com/122748/white-house-terrorism-partnership-fund/
John Kerry: U.S To Start $5 Billion Anti-Terrorist Fund -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/28/john-kerry-anti-terrorist_n_5402880.html

Lies, lies, lies, and more lies. Why on earth would America give 5 billion dollars to this task.

5 billion dollars is more than every other country surrounding Nigeria's annual budget. People are so gullible. America is going to put down 5 million dollars in the funding for the joint task team. Not 5 BILLION people are so gullible.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-33118885

If you scroll down on that page you will see this:

The US says that it is providing $5m (£3.2m) of funding for the multi-national task force that has been set up to fight Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria and elsewhere in the region.

The Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield told journalists that the US does not see Boko Haram as just a Nigerian problem.

She added that the US is in discussions with the new Nigerian government and is looking for ways to bolster its support.

For people like u thinking the US can provide funds outside her budgetary allocation, time to read up on the Iran Contra affair. Bottom line, it won't! Someone just opened my eyes to the fact too...

anulaxad:
Lies, lies, lies, and more lies. Why on earth would America give 5 billion dollars to this task.

5 billion dollars is more than every other country surrounding Nigeria's annual budget. People are so gullible. America is going to put down 5 million dollars in the funding for the joint task team. Not 5 BILLION people are so gullible.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-33118885

If you scroll down on that page you will see this:

I am not sure I understand how Nigeria's media establishment could have fallen for a news report that is blatant falsehood. Not our finest hour - this one

temitemi1:
For people like u thinking the US can provide funds outside her budgetary allocation, time to read up on the Iran Contra affair. Bottom line, it won't! Someone just opened my eyes to the fact too...

Did you even bother to read his prelude or you did but didn't understand?

Stop displaying your ignorance on a public forum doofus

jaybee3:


Did you even bother to read his prelude or you did but didn't understand?

Stop displaying your ignorance on a public forum doofus

jaybee3, you don't think 'ignorance' is temitemi1's real name?
I thought that was pretty much an open secret.

TheOtherview:


jaybee3, you don't think 'ignorance' is temitemi1's real name?
I thought that was pretty much an open secret.

Should have known

my bad

lool

APC didn't end their propaganda at the campaigns.... they plan to govern with it too.

A lot will be achieved on the pages of punch and nation newspapers but nothing on ground to show for it.

Flets:
APC didn't end their propaganda at the campaigns.... they plan to govern with it too.

A lot will be achieved on the pages of punch and nation newspapers but nothing on ground to show for it.

I'm afraid that's true, you simply can't separate propaganda from APC.

I was skeptical when the news broke out too. What will make US commit a whole $5B to fight Boko Haram?

stinggy:


I'm afraid that's true, you simply can't separate propaganda from APC.

I was skeptical when the news broke out too. What will make US commit a whole $5B to fight Boko Haram?

Flets:
APC didn't end their propaganda at the campaigns.... they plan to govern with it too.

A lot will be achieved on the pages of punch and nation newspapers but nothing on ground to show for it.

When will halfwits like you ever get some common sense . Maybe if this country wasnt filled with lditos like you the Media could be held accountable appropriately. This News came from 'TheCable' Which is the same site that started some shlt about Wole Soyinka like a month ago but sure it has to be 'APC Propaganda'. Do you even know what Propaganda is? Just do us a favor and accept the fact that some Media sites in Nigeria like to report bullshit stories because they simply can.

Anyway this was just some ldiot mistaking $5m for $5b but still its due to terrible journalism and thats just it.

arbitter:

When will halfwits like you ever get some common sense . Maybe if this country wasnt filled with lditos like you the Media could be held accountable appropriately. This News came from 'TheCable' Which is the same site that started some shlt about Wole Soyinka like a month ago but sure it has to be 'APC Propaganda'. Do you even know what Propaganda is? Just do us a favor and accept the fact that some Media sites in Nigeria like to report bullshit stories because they simply can.

Anyway this was just some ldiot mistaking $5m for $5b but still its due to terrible journalism and thats just it.

And you had to insult to drive home that simple point?

jaybee3:


Did you even bother to read his prelude or you did but didn't understand?

Stop displaying your ignorance on a public forum doofus

You think he posted that himself?

it is 5million dollars not 5billion dollars
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33146561


The US says it will give $5m (£3.2m) towards a multi-national task force being set up to fight Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

Boko Haram "was not just a Nigerian problem", US official Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.

The group was blamed for suicide bombings which killed more than 20 people in neighbouring Chad on Monday.

Chad will be the headquarters of the Nigeria-led force of around 7,500 troops from five countries.

The formation of the force has gained momentum since Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari took office last month.

Nigeria's previous administration, led by Goodluck Jonathan, was seen to have dragged its heels over the creation of the force, as it feared it would undermine Nigeria's sovereignty, correspondents say.

The thing is many people here just swallow anything they see without asking simple questions. If they did ask questions the Nigerian press would sit up.