US Secretary of State lands in Nigeria, holds talks with President Tinubu

The US Secretary of State continued his tour of Africa as he arrived in the Nigerian Capital city, Abuja, in an official meeting with President Bola Tinubu. He would later visit Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub for bilateral talks…

The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on an official visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Secretary of State is in Nigeria as part of his tour to the West African sub-region.

He had stopped over at Cape Verde and Ivory Coast before arriving in Nigeria and is expected to leave for Angola from there.

The top US official was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; the Minister of Information, Mohammed Yusuf, and other top government officials.

After meeting with the President, Blinken is scheduled to visit Lagos for bilateral talks.

The spokesperson of the US Department of State, Matthew Miller, explained that the visit will highlight how far the United States’ relationship has gone with the continent after the US–Africa leaders summit in 2022.

The visit is also expected to strengthen the U.S. partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to tackle regional challenges and de-escalate tensions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.