African Leaders Meet as Nigerian Bomb Highlights Islamist Threat

African leaders meet in Equatorial Guinea today after a deadly bombing in Nigeria’s capital yesterday and attacks in Kenya this month highlighted the growing threat posed by Islamist militants in the region.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, South African President Jacob Zuma and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi will join dozens of other heads of state at an African Union summit in the capital, Malabo. While “Agriculture and Food Security” is the official theme of the meeting, the increasing violence will probably dominate talks.