U.S. military personnel and officials from several African countries including Nigeria and partner nations are attending a four-day African Land Forces Colloquium at the 7th Army Training Center headquarters in Grafenwoehr, Germany. According to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, the summit which opened on Sept 20. with the theme “U.S. Army, Europe, […]
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The stalling of the proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria by United States lawmakers could have diverse impacts on security and military relations between Nigeria and the U.S., and also drift Nigeria’s procurement further towards China and Russia. The foiled deal is coming, despite Nigeria – Africa’s most populous country with an estimated population […]
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Members of the United States Congress have placed on hold authorisation process for the sale of AH-1 attack helicopters and support systems worth about $875 million to Nigeria over human rights concerns. The attack helicopters deal has not appeared in public comments by military and political leadership or in the recent defence budget, however, HumAngle […]
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A report released by the United States Department of States has revealed that the majority of human trafficking victims in Europe and other parts of the world are Nigerians mostly from Edo, Delta, and Kano states. The report titled ‘Trafficking In Persons Report June 2021, chronicled the menace of human trafficking in about 200 countries […]
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Misleading claims that originated from foreign countries such as the United States and Russia are making their way to audiences in West Africa and increasing people’s reluctance to get vaccinated, a new study has found out. First Draft, a non-profit coalition set up to fight online misinformation, discovered this trend from recent research and presented […]
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The United States (U.S.) President, Joe Biden, in a letter to the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, disclosed that the U.S. continues to conduct airborne surveillance and has over 800 personnel in Niger Republic. Joe Biden’s letter was related to the War Powers Resolution Report on the administration’s deployment […]
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Abdulbassit Kassim, a PhD candidate in the Department of Religion at Rice University, has been announced as one of the winners of the prestigious Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Completion Fellowship. The fellowship, awarded to 72 scholars this year, provides up to $43,000 in research funding to graduate students in the United States […]
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