Nigeria, other African countries face six-fold increase in security threat in 2yrs – US AFRICOM

Also speaking, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Middle East and Africa, Mark Mitchell, disclosed that the Departments of Commerce and State were working together on a project termed Technical Assistance for Bankable Infrastructure in Africa that supports African governments to develop bankable projects that can attract US participation and deliver local value.

He added that the US partnership was rooted in long-term, enterprise-driven, not one-off transactions, with US companies bringing world-class technology in logistics and communications that could help African nations build the security and stability needed for growth.…Lists Nigeria, 2 others for new bankable infrastructure support By Nkiruka Nnorom The United States has warned that Nigeria and other African countries are facing a more than sixfold rise in security threats in the last two years, citing a dramatic surge in illegal narcotics trafficking and human trafficking on the continent.