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Although Nigeria entered its independence with a broadly, though informally, pro-Western and anti-Soviet orientation, its early relations with the United States were significantly strained by the U.S. government's official neutral stance during the Nigerian–Biafran War and its refusal to send weapons to the Nigerian military government led by ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Nigeria. There are 105 embassies/high commissions in Abuja, and many countries maintain their consulates in other Nigerian cities (not including honorary consulates). Map of diplomatic missions in Nigeria
Nigeria gained its independence from Britain on 1 October 1960 [1] and it was recognized by the United States.Nigeria's long history dates back to the 15th century where it was discovered by the Portuguese navigators in 1472, the slaves were brought to the American colonies from their homeland of West Africa, which has earned Nigeria as a Slave Coast.
This is a list of articles holding galleries of maps of present-day countries and dependencies. The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries , the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies.
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nigeria. Nigeria , the most populous African country and which has a large network of diplomatic missions. The country has significant influence in Africa and in various multilateral fora, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , OPEC , the Commonwealth , and the African Union .
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of ...
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U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).