The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Nigeria, Angola Cabo Verde and Cote d’Ivoire next week.
The US Mission in Abuja on Thursday In a press statement, said Blinken’s trip will commence from January 21to 26 2024.
Throughout the trip, the Secretary will highlight how the United States has accelerated the US-Africa partnership since the US-Africa Leaders Summit, including in areas such as climate, food, and health security.
Blinken had visited Nigeria in November 2021, where he met with the former Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama.
During his visit to Nigeria, Blinken also praised the increasingly deep collaboration between Nigeria and the U.S. and stressed the importance of cooperation.
“He will reaffirm US commitment to our coastal West African partners through the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability, U.S. partnership with the Economic Community of West African States to address regional challenges, and US efforts to support African leadership in de-escalating tensions and adopting diplomatic solutions to the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,” the statement added.
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