Al-Qaeda insurgent group is gaining sway in the restive North-Western part of Nigeria, the United States of America has warned. He said, "We have engaged with Nigeria and continue to engage with them in intel sharing and in understanding what these violent extremists are doing. When it comes to Nigeria in general, Nigeria, obviously, is a critical nation to West Africa. It is a critical nation and we realise that Nigeria is a lynchpin. So no nation can come in and fix that problem for Nigeria.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 05, 2020 18:52 UTC