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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 ...
The forced U.S. troop withdrawals from bases in Niger and Chad and the potential to shift some troops to other nations in West Africa will be key issues as the top U.S. military officer meets with ...
Russia will appoint its Ukraine negotiator depending on who the US appoints, Moscow said according to the RIA state news agency. Trump: US troops will remain in European countries 08:35 , Alex Croft
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 ...
The 2023 Anambra ambush was a violent attack on a United States consular convoy in the town of Atani, [3] in Southeastern Nigeria. Several unidentified assailants opened fire on the convoy as it was traveling along a road, then setting the corpses of the dead and their vehicles on fire.
Ukraine – a year of war: The Independent presents a selection of the most striking images of the conflict
Presidents Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on 20 February 2023. The United States has supported Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.After it began on 24 February 2022, the Biden administration condemned the invasion, provided military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and imposed sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
Heavy fighting continues along multiple sectors of the frontline in Ukraine and in most areas, the Ukrainian forces hold the initiative amid a highly complex operational picture, the British ...