Foreign PolicyNigeriaOpinionUnited StatesOPINION: In a Reversal, Nigeria Wants U.S. Africa Command Headquarters in Africa
By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger On April 27, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a virtual meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requested that the United States move the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany to Africa. The request marks a reversal of official Nigerian opposition—first made public twelve years ago—to AFRICOM plans to move to the continent. The shift likely reflects the conclusion that the security situation in West Africa and Nigeria is...










