The deployment follows months of escalating pressure from President Trump on the African nation, including a surprise missile strike on Christmas Day.

Washington is stepping up its military presence to combat Islamist insurgents, but the move is viewed through the prism of US domestic politics and a White House narrative focused on protecting core ...

The Trump administration is sending about 200 troops to Nigeria to help train its military to fight Islamist militants, U.S.

The 200 troops will supplement a small team of American military officers already embedded with Nigerian forces.

An attack in Nigeria by suspected jihadi terrorists that killed at least 162 people has been condemned as "horrific" by ...

A yearslong effort to convince the Trump administration that Christians are persecuted in the West African nation has shifted ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly identify the summit in Washington this week. It is the International ...

The country’s first lady and a governor joined Nigeria’s Washington lobbying efforts to counter the growing Christian genocide narrative on Capitol Hill.

Trump recently made comments suggesting Nigeria could face U.S. military action if certain conditions aren’t met. Analysts ...

After Venezuela, the US dispatched a small military team to Nigeria. General Dagvin Anderson announced this and alleged that ...

Post reporters ventured to northwest Nigeria, where fighters affiliated with the Islamic State are on the offensive despite ...