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Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff visits AFRICOM (7) of (12)

5:07 PM2/11/2016

Gen. David Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command delivers opening remarks for a two-day meeting with Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, Nigeria CDS, and several of his most senior officers. The purpose of the visit was to reinforce the importance of a strong US-Nigeria security cooperation relationship, with topics focused on ways to counter terrorism, joint operations, logistics and maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, Feb. 9, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/RELEASED)

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Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff visits AFRICOM (13) of (13)

10:44 AM2/11/2016

Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin met with AFRICOM senior leaders to discuss strategies for combatting extremists.

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Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff visits AFRICOM

7:18 PM2/10/2016

Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, Nigeria CDS, met with AFRICOM senior leaders to discuss strategies for security cooperation.

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U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria

4:43 PM1/11/2016

U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria: U.S. Defense Attaché to Nigeria Colonel Patrick Doyle delivers remarks during the hand-over ceremony of 24 mine-resistant armor-protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria’s military authorities in Lagos, Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos)

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U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria

4:43 PM1/11/2016

U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria: U.S. Defense Attaché to Nigeria Colonel Patrick Doyle, (left); with Chief of Training and Operations, Defense Headquarters Major-General Barry Ndiomu during the hand-over ceremony of 24 Mine-Resistant Armor-Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria’s military authorities in Lagos, Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos)

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U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria

4:42 PM1/11/2016

U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria: U.S. Defense Attaché to Nigeria Colonel Patrick Doyle, (right) and Chief of Training and Operations Defense Headquarters Major-General Barry Ndiomu during the hand-over ceremony of 24 Mine-Resistant Armor-Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria’s military authorities in Lagos, Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos)

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U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria

4:42 PM1/11/2016

U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria: U.S. Defense Attaché to Nigeria, Colonel Patrick Doyle, (middle), with senior Nigerian army officers during the hand-over ceremony of 24 Mine-Resistant Armor-Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria’s military authorities in Lagos, Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos)

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U.S. donates 24 armored personnel carriers to Nigeria

2:25 PM1/11/2016

MRAPS for Nigeria to help in fight against Boko Haram

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WADPI Graduates from Nigeria and Liberia

6:48 PM10/6/2015

WADPI Graduates: Mr. Mohammed Sani Sidi (left),Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency in Nigeria, in a dialogue with the National Coordinator of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in Ghana, Brig. Gen. Francis Vib-Sanziri. Both men attended the graduation ceremony of the 7th West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative class of nearly 120 people from Nigeria and Liberia, at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)

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WADPI Graduates from Nigeria and Liberia

6:35 PM10/6/2015

WADPI Graduates: Senior officials from Liberia and Nigeria attend graduation ceremony of the 7th West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative. L-R: Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Abdulsalam Nasidi; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Hans Barchue; Deputy Commandant of KAIPTC, Air Commodore Julius Dzamefe; and WADPI Course Director, Colonel Kennedy Osemwegie present certificates to a Nigerian and Liberian graduates at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)

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WADPI Graduates

3:35 PM10/6/2015

Graduates of the 7th West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) course pose with faculty and senior government officials from Liberia, Nigeria and Ghana at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)

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3:34 PM10/6/2015

WADPI Graduates: Senior officials from Liberia and Nigeria attend graduation ceremony of the 7th West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative. L-R: Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Abdulsalam Nasidi; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Hans Barchue; Deputy Commandant of KAIPTC, Air Commodore Julius Dzamefe; and WADPI Course Director, Colonel Kennedy Osemwegie present certificates to a Nigerian and Liberian graduates at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)

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Nigeria and Liberia Pledge to Collaborate on Disaster Preparedness

1:28 PM10/6/2015

A West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative course graduation ceremony provides an opportunity for officials to agree to promote regional collaboration on disaster preparedness.

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On-time Logistics Support: AFRICOM Hosts Logistics Forum (8) of (8)

3:44 PM7/7/2015

Nigeria Army Col. Adekunle Adeyinka speaks during a small group discussion during the Africa Logistics Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 24, 2015. U.S. Africa Command sponsored the three-day forum in partnership with the Africa Union and the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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Nigerian Cadets Compete on Global Stage

1:12 PM5/4/2015

Six cadets from the Nigeria Defense Academy competed in the 14th Law of Armed Conflict Competition for Military Academies at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in March.

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Marines Conduct Non-lethal Weapons Training in Nigeria

1:08 PM4/8/2014

A group of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14.1 recently returned from a five-day training exercise in Abuja, Nigeria, March 22.The group of four Marines trained approximately 20 Nigerian soldiers on basic

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FLINTLOCK Helps Strengthen Stability across Africa

8:34 AM3/4/2014

Flintlock is a multi-national exercise with participants from Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, France, Germany, Italy, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Norway, Nigeria, Senegal, United Kingdom, United States and Niger focusing on building partner capacity

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International Partners Finalize Plans for Obangame Express 2014

9:46 AM2/11/2014

Maritime professionals from West Africa, Europe, South America and the U.S. met to finalize plans for the fourth iteration of Obangame Express, Feb. 4-7.

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Nigerian and U.S. Air Forces Partner for Disaster Relief Seminar

2:56 PM2/3/2014

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."This African proverb was referenced several times during a disaster relief seminar hosted by the Nigerian air force at the National Defense College here, Jan. 27-30.

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Nigerian Student Hopes NPS Education Helps Bring Unity to His Home

12:58 PM1/13/2014

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and has the second largest economy on the developing continent. But after years of military rule and a transition to civilian government, the nation is working hard to heal the deep wounds left by a

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