(Business in Cameroon) - American Ambassador to Cameroon, Michael Stephan Hoza, announced on May 5, 2015 that his country will be donating 40 million dollars (around 20 billion FCFA) over a three-year period to Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad.

The American diplomat indicated that the funds will directly help the efforts of these four African countries in their fight against the terrorist sect Boko Haram, which the United States ambassador referred to as a “bunch of hoodlums”.

The United States’ financial support will be used to provide training to the defence forces of the four above-mentioned countries as well as the purchase of military equipment. This American support has been granted within the framework of the Global Security Emergency Fund Programme aimed at ensuring security in the Lake Chad basin. This programme also seeks to develop border patrols among the four countries.