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US and Nigeria sign Sh270.9 billion health aid deal

US signs health aid deal with Nigeria focusing on Christians. [AFP]

Washington announced Saturday that it has signed a deal to strengthen Nigeria's health system, a sign of improving ties with Africa's most populous nation after President Donald Trump denounced attacks against Christians there.

Under a five-year bilateral deal, Washington will contribute nearly $2.1 billion to help prevent HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and polio, and to protect maternal and child health, a US State Department spokesman said.

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