Nigeria, one of our most important partners in Africa, U.S. says, highlights key areas of cooperation as Blinken visits

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Simon Ateba( Chief White House Correspondent )

Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.

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The United States government said on Thursday that Nigeria, “home to Africa’s largest population, democracy, and economy, is one of our most important partners on the continent,” as Secretary Antony J. Blinken embarks on his first official trip to the West African nation since President Joseph R. Biden Jr. put him in charge of America’s diplomacy.