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US Intelligence Warned Nigeria Against Electing Buhari

February 23, 2020 12:25 pm

Nigeria may soon be on a collision course with the United States over Boko Haram, security and terrorism matters.

The prediction over a probable US-Nigeria face-off followed the latest appointment by U.S. President Donald Trump.

On Thursday February 20, Trump appointed Richard Grenell, current Ambassador to Germany, as the acting Director of National Intelligence.

Interestingly, ahead of the 2015 general elections, Grenell wrote an article titled “Nigeria On The Brink”.

Grenell, in the analysis published on Washington Times, warned Nigerians against electing General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President.

The envoy pointedly accused Buhari of …

Pompeo

Africa: Mike Pompeo’s Anti-China Africa Trip

February 19, 2020 3:25 pm

 

The United States is sending mixed signals to Africa. It wants to fight terrorism, reduce its troops on the continent, and boost economic ties. At the same time, it has banned some Africans from traveling to America.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Senegal, Angola and Ethiopia is taking place as the US military is planning to reduce its presence in West Africa’s Sahel region, which is coming to grips with a jihadist insurgency.

Ghanaian security analyst Vladimir Antwi-Danso believes that Washington may have noticed that it needs to engage more in Africa in its own best

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US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell (C, pictured February 14, 2020) said President Donald Trump told him that allies who use Huawei "will jeopardize our ability to share intelligence and information"

Trump Threatens Intelligence Block Over Huawei

February 17, 2020 1:10 pm

The United States’ ambassador to Germany said Sunday that President Donald Trump had threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that dealt with Chinese tech firm Huawei.

Washington has been pressing allies to ban Huawei, one of the world’s largest tech firms, from next-generation 5G mobile data networks, saying it is a security risk.

Ambassador Richard Grenell said Trump “instructed me to make clear that any nation who chooses to use an untrustworthy 5G vendor will jeopardize our ability to share intelligence and information at the highest level.”

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US Visa Restriction: Nigeria Meets Two Demands

Despite Visa Ban, US Donates Additional $40m To Nigeria

February 5, 2020 11:37 am
As Nigerians grapple with the reality of the visa ban slammed on the country and five others, the United States has donated an additional $40 million to assist humanitarian efforts in the northeast.
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced the donation at the end of the 5th Session of the Nigeria-United States of America Bi-national Commission held in Washington D.C, United States.
The United States added that the amount will help in the rehabilitation of victims of Boko Haram insurgency, including others who have suffered similar fate in the northeast.
Pompeo who spoke after a meeting with
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