How US lawmakers have put a hold on a proposal to sell almost $1bn of weapons to Nigeria over concerns about possible human rights abuses by the government Nigeria and Russia have signed a military cooperation deal providing a legal framework for the supply of equipment and the training of troops. Platform Africa, which reports this, quoted the Nigerian embassy in Moscow to have confirmed the deal on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari had expressed interest in such a pact with Russia as far back as…
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