French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Tuesday denounced what he
called the “mass rape” of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamic
militant Boko Haram group. He said;
“Sometimes in France we talk about ‘forced marriage,’” the French diplomat told a press conference during a visit to Washington.
“But that term is totally inadequate. It’s really a mass rape of
young girls,”
"These girls have been the kidnapped and then enslaved, and it’s a mass rape that must be prosecuted and punished as such.” He added
France is hosting a summit on Saturday focusing on the threat posed
by Boko Haram and has invited leaders from at least five African
countries, including Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin.
British and American delegations have also been asked to take part,
but Washington has not yet decided who will lead the US team.
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