04/02/2026
US deploys ?small team? to Nigeria, signaling renewed military focus on Africa
The United States has quietly deployed a ?small team? of military personnel to Nigeria, marking a notable shift in Washington?s security engagement with Africa?s most populous country and signaling renewed American military attention to the continent more broadly. The move, officially confirmed on February 3 by the head of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), comes amid persistent Islamist insurgencies in Nigeria and evolving geopolitical calculations in Washington. Speaking at a press briefing, AFRICOM commander General Dagvin R. M. Anderson said the deployment followed direct discussions with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and was undertaken at Abuja?s request. According to Anderson, the...
