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US to supply Nigeria with high-tech military jets

Publish date: 10 April 2017
Issue Number: 721
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: Corruption

The Trump administration will proceed with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by the African nation's security forces. A report on the News24 site notes that Congress is expected to receive formal notification within weeks, setting in motion a deal that Washington had planned to approve at the end of Barack Obama's presidency. The arrangement will call for Nigeria to purchase up to 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft with sophisticated targeting gear for nearly $600m.

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