Nigeria: U.S. Trade, Security Partnership Could Create Opportunities in Nigeria

Washington is linking commerce to security. For Nigeria, the measures are market access, non-oil exports, investment and jobs.

Nigeria’s ambition to expand non-oil exports and attract investment provides a practical test of Washington’s effort to connect commercial engagement, diplomacy and security across Africa.

Following the Africa Strategic Dialogue at the National Defense University in Washington on 29 October, senior US officials explained how their institutions were approaching those…