Tag: Minister of Foreign Affairs

‘Coups in W/Africa may engulf Africa if allowed to fester’ – Tuggar

Aminu Imam

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has expressed fear over the increasing coups in West Africa, saying “it could snowball into engulfing the entire African continent”. This was contained in an issued statement sent by the Special Assistant, Media and Communications Strategy to the minister, Al-?asim Abdul?adir, yesterday in Abuja. According to the statement, Tuggar expressed his concern at the 10th Annual High-level Seminar on the Promotion of Peace and Security in Africa in Algeria. He warned against describing the unconstitutional change in government in West Africa as solely…

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U.S. Secretary of State to hold talks with President Buhari today

Aminu Imam

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is expected to hold a virtual meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari today, Tuesday. According to a press statement issued yesterday by Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price, the U.S. top official will embark on the virtual travel to Africa to speak with President Buhari and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.  Part of the statement reads: “During his visit, Secretary Blinken will meet with President Buhari and Foreign Minister Onyeama to reiterate the value of our bilateral relationship and discuss issues of shared…

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