- The two West African powers, one Anglophone and one Francophone, have largely shared the US stance on arming Ukraine and, more recently, US support for Israel in its war with Hamas.
- In 2022, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, and Ivory Coast, as well as Kenya in East Africa, joined the United States in a United Nations vote to condemn Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
At the State House in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu and Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the United States of America are having a bilateral meeting.
Tuesday marked Blinken’s arrival as he continued his tour of four African nations.
In the midst of global problems, Blinken is travelling to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, and Angola in addition to Nigeria in an effort to reaffirm US commitment to closer ties with the subregion’s democracies.
At precisely 6:55 p.m., President Tinubu’s office hosted the US top diplomat.
Top government officials who received him include Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake.
After the meeting, he is scheduled to have a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs before his departure later this evening for Lagos, where he will meet with the business community.
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