U.S. Announces Additional $40m Aid To Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
February 5, 2020
The United States has announced an additional 40-million-dollar aid to Nigeria to address the humanitarian crisis arising from decades of the Boko Haram insurgency.
The Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, who made theannouncement in Washington DC said, this was in addition to nearly 350 milliondollars assistance provided by the U.S. last year.
Pompeo spoke during a joint media briefing with theMinister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, after the U.S.-Nigeria BinationalCommission meeting BNC hosted by the Department of State.
On his part, Onyeama described the securitychallenges facing the country as an existential threat, but was quick to notethat they were being addressed with respect for human rights.
The BNC is a platform for the Nigerian and U.S.governments to expand cooperation and advance shared goals in the areas oftrade and investment, development, good governance and security.