The United States has pulled back many of its troops in Nigeria following the May operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS, in the Lake Chad Basin.
Dagvin Anderson, commander of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), announced the development on Thursday at a press briefing in Luanda, Angola, after the conclusion of the 2026 African Chiefs of Defence conference.
He said the US would, however, retain its intelligence partnership with Nigeria.
Speaking on security challenges in Africa and the US approach to supporting partners without external interference, the AFRICOM commander cited the operation that killed Al-Minuki as an example.
“One quick example of not having external interference is I think the partnership that we’ve shown recently with Nigeria, where Nigeria’s a very capable and large country – it’s got a strong economy; it’s got a large, educated population; it’s got a very capable military,” Anderson
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