US plans to send more troops to Nigeria The United States is considering sending about 200 additional troops to Nigeria to strengthen ongoing security cooperation, according to a report by The New York Times. The proposed deployment would add to a small contingent of American special forces already in the country, working alongside Nigerian authorities in efforts to curb insurgency and militant activities. Last week, the Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, confirmed that a team of US experts had been dispatched to Nigeria following high-level...