African Union officials are finalizing plans for a multinational force to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists though there are questions about funding, AP reported.
A U.N. official says senior officers from the U.N. peacekeeping department are attending the meeting that started Thursday in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital.
The African Union last week authorized a 7,500-strong force from Nigeria and its four neighbors to fight the spreading uprising.
The official says the Africans want U.N. Security Council approval and money to fund the mission.