Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, left, speaks next to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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U.S Secretary of State Pompeo speaks with Nigeria’s foreign minister Onyeama on building health security and regional stability

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama over phone and the two leaders discussed the importance of a robust Africa CDC  and regional stability, according to a State Department statement in Washington.

” Secretary Pompeo welcomed Nigeria’s deployment of 200 ventilators, sent from the United States last month.

Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Minister Onyeama also discussed combatting COVID-19 and building health security as foreign policy priorities, and they agreed on the importance of a robust Africa CDC that considers the diverse needs across the region.

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