If you talk to Nigerians, you're bound to hear an increasing chatter; a perception in Nigeria that the United States of America is currently waging a covert economic and cultural war on Nigeria. This is not even in the north - but in the south - traditional bastion of pro-America sentiment, where they love all things America.
It is startling, this creeping view, given the long history of friendship, cooperation, and partnership between Nigeria and the United States. There is the danger of a real thawing of relations which might see each of these nations reducing diplomatic contact and the significance of their embassies.
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