The United States of America Vice President, Kamala Harris, has spoken to Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to discuss how to defend West Africa and Sahel democracy.
Harris, who confirmed the call on her Twitter handle on Friday said she also discussed ties between Nigerians and Americans, shared work on global and regional issues and how to promote digital inclusion and economic growth.
Harris said, “Today, I spoke with President Tinubu of Nigeria about the strong ties between the Nigerian and American people and our shared work on global and regional issues—from defending democracy in West Africa and the Sahel to promoting digital inclusion and economic growth.”
This comes after a coup in the Republic of Niger as military juntas on Wednesday morning blocked the country’s presidential palace and seized power from President Mohamed Bazoum.
Nigeria’s President Tinubu who is currently the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the US and many other countries across the world have condemned the Niger coup, while there have been expression of fear that the successful coup in Niger could expand the reach of Islamic extremism and Wagner in West Africa.