U.S approves $346m weapons sale to Nigeria to fight terrorism

The U.S approved the sale of $346 million worth of munitions, bombs, and precision rockets to Nigeria to help its West African ally combat a surge in terrorist violence.

The deal will support the foreign policy goals of the United States by improving the security of a strategic partner in Sub-Saharan Africa, the U.S State Department said in a press release, Wednesday.

The Nigerian government requested a long list of weapons, according to…