The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of
high-tech aircraft to the Nigerian government for its campaign against
Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by
the African nation's security forces, according to U.S. officials.
Congress is expected to receive formal
notification within weeks, setting in motion a deal with Nigeria that
the Obama administration had planned to approve at the very end of
Barack Obama's presidency. The arrangement will call for Nigeria to
purchase up to 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft with sophisticated
targeting gear for nearly $600 million, one of the officials said.
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