The Gulf of Guinea - a major shipping route stretching 5,700 kilometres (over 3,500 miles) from Senegal to Angola - has long been at risk from piracy with Nigerian gangs carrying out most attacks on foreign shipping vessels.Ĭhina's Escort Task Group 162 compromising three ships arrived in Nigeria after escorting a Chinese merchant vessel from the Gulf of Aden, according to Nigeria's navy. FOCUS: Is Africa starting to choke on China's lending glut?.Nigeria says China has held off its pledged financing for 2 railway projects.The visit comes after US defense officials last year expressed concern over Chinese plans for a military base on West Africa's Atlantic coast.Ĭhina is a major investor in infrastructure projects in Nigeria, including in the recently opened Lekki deep sea port near the economic capital Lagos. Lagos, Nigeria -Three Chinese warships are visiting Nigeria as part of growing naval cooperation between the two countries, officials said on Monday.
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