The United States Africa Command has said its military cooperation with Nigeria is firmly grounded in respect for Nigerian sovereignty and mutual interest, stressing that American forces operate in the country strictly by invitation and within an agreed bilateral framework.
AFRICOM’s Director of Public Affairs, Col Rebecca Heyse, stated this during an X Space discussion on Tuesday, titled “Strengthening Security Through Strategic Information Sharing: United States and Nigerian Military Partnership Against Terrorism.”
Heyse was unequivocal that the partnership was not an imposition.
“Our operations and cooperation with Nigeria are rooted in fundamental respect for Nigerian sovereignty. We operate strictly by invitation and under the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group framework,” she said.
Heyse said the United States remained committed to the partnership for as long as both countries considered it mutually beneficial.
“As long as there are shared security threats and the framework continues to be of value to both countries,
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