Nigeria says US pressuring Africa to accept Venezuelan deportees


FILE PHOTO: Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, March 6, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File photo

LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria's foreign minister said the United States was pressuring African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees, some straight out of prison, but Africa's most populous country could not accommodate them due to its own problems.

President Donald Trump's administration this week asked five African presidents visiting the White House to take in migrants from other countries when deported by the U.S., two officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

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