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Nigeria: Again, Buhari Vows to Crush Insurgents
Vanguard, 22 July 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Washington DC reiterated his commitment to crush Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: What Presidents Obama, Buhari Discussed in U.S.
Guardian, 21 July 2015
United States President Barack Obama yesterday, in Washington DC, pledged to stand with Nigeria in all its endeavours, including the fight against Boko Haram, provided it remained… Read more »
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Nigeria: United States' Pressure Made Nigeria's Transition Peaceful - President Buhari Tells Obama
Guardian, 21 July 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Washington DC said that the continued pressure on the immediate past administration by the United States and some European countries made… Read more »
Nigeria-U.S. Ties 'Reset' as Buhari Visits Obama
Welcoming Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Washington on Monday, President Barack Obama commended the new leader's efforts to restore "safety, security and peace." Buhari was also hosted for breakfast by Vice President Joe Biden at talks covering fighting terrorism and expanding economic ties. Richard Joseph, a leading expert on U.S.-Africa relations, discusses the significance of Monday's talks. And Professor Rotimi Suberu writes a wide-ranging two-part review of major issues confronting the new Nigerian government. In a Washington Post article, the Nigerian leader urged patience, saying "reforming my country after so many years of abuse cannot be achieved overnight."
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20 July 2015
U.S. President Meets with the President of Nigeria
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President Obama delivers remarks before holding a bilateral meeting with President Buhari of Nigeria. July 20, 2015. see more »
President Buhari (right) greeted at Andrews Air Force Base. by Assistant Secretary, Linda Thomas-Greenfield and U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria James Entwistle.
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Nigeria: Boko Haram 'Is Losing', Says Buhari in Washington Post
Guardian, 20 July 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the recent suicide attacks launched by Boko Haram against military and civilian targets were signs that the radical sect was losing the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Leaves Blair House to Meet Obama, Joe Biden
Leadership, 20 July 2015
President Mohammadu Buhari has left the Blair's House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC to meet his US counterpart, President Barack Obama. Read more »
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Nigeria: Obama, Buhari, and African Policy Dilemmas
AfricaPlus, 16 July 2015
In his inaugural speech as Nigerian president on May 29, 2015, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari memorably declared: “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody”. He has already… Read more »
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Nigeria: Challenges Confronting Buhari in Nigeria
AfricaPlus, 18 July 2015
On the eve of the highly anticipated meeting between U.S. president Barack Obama and Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on July 20, 2015, Professor Rotimi Suberu has written a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Will Buhari Meet Historic Governance Challenge?
AfricaPlus, 19 July 2015
In the second part of Professor Suberu's sober analysis of the challenges confronting Muhammadu Buhari and the APC government, he dissects the myriad problems posed by the… Read more »
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20 July 2015
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+++ Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to hold talks with US President Obama +++ The trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre begins today ... see more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that core issues of security and economy would feature prominently in his talks with President Barack Obama. Read more »
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The White House has announced the date for President Buhari's visit to Washington, discussed by the two Presidents when they met earlier this month at the G7 Summit in ... Read more »
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Restoring good relations with Nigeria should be a high priority for President Obama, according to his former top Africa policymaker, Ambassador Johnnie Carson. Writing for ... Read more »
