Nigeria: Current Issues and U.S. Policy

Abstract

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, largest economy, and leading oil producer. Successive U.S. Administrations have described the U.S.-Nigeria relationship as among the most important in sub-Saharan Africa: the country is the United States' second-largest trading partner and third-largest destination for U.S. foreign direct investment in the region, and it routinely ranks among the top annual recipients of U.S. foreign aid globally. Nigeria plays a major political and economic role in Africa and wields influence regionally. Nigerians make up the largest African-born population in the United States, generating billions of dollars in annual remittance outflows.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 18, 2020
Accession Number
AD1136669

Entities

People

  • Lauren P. Blanchard
  • Tomas F. Husted

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Personnel Management
  • Petroleum
  • Political Systems
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.