U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his first visit to Nigeria, delivered a key speech on U.S.-Africa policy to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). At the meeting, the top U.S. diplomat announced that the United States will host a summit of African leaders to further deepen ties with the continent.
Blinken made the announcement Friday at the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital — his second stop since he began his three-nation Africa tour this week
Blinken said “the U.S. president intends to host the U.S.-Africa leaders’ summit to drive high-level diplomacy and engagement that can make effective cooperation possible.”
He gave no details on when or where the summit may occur.
On Thursday, after a meeting with Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari and top government officials, Blinken and Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister signed an agreement for the U.S. to give Nigeria $2.1 billion to support health
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