Boko Haram's Link With Al-Qaeda 'Established'— France President

French President, Francois Hollande on Saturday said Nigeria's Boko Haram had "established links" to Al-Qaeda and urged countries in the region to devise a common strategy to combat its threat.
Hollande said this at a summit meeting in Paris with Nigeria and neighbouring countries: 

"Boko Haram has become a major threat for all of west Africa and now for central Africa. Its links to AQMI (Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) and other terrorist organisations have been established."