Di United States don decide to keep dia consular office for Lagos, Nigeria, even as dem dey close some embassies for Africa. Dis one na part of big change for how US dey handle visa processing for di continent.
According to officials wey no gree make dem mention dia names, di change go happen for June, but no specific date don set yet. Di officials talk say dem no get authorization to yarn with media, so dem speak on condition of anonymity.
Di US go maintain 20 hubs for visa processing across Africa. Dem include Abidjan for Ivory Coast, Accra for Ghana, Addis Ababa for Ethiopia, Cape Town and Johannesburg for South Africa, Dakar for Senegal, Dar-Es-Salaam for Tanzania, Djibouti for Djibouti, Kampala for Uganda, Kigali for Rwanda, Kinshasa for Congo, Lagos for Nigeria, Lome for Togo, Luanda for Angola, Malabo for Equatorial Guinea, Monrovia for Liberia, Nairobi for Kenya, Port Louis for Mauritius, Praia for Cape Verde, and Yaounde for Cameroon.
Di decision mean say oda US diplomatic missions for Africa wey no dey dis list go stop processing visas. Di move dey aim to streamline operations and focus resources on key locations. Lagos, as one of di busiest consular posts for Africa, go continue to serve Nigerians and oda nationals wey want apply for US visas.
Di news come as big relief for many Nigerians wey dey fear say di closure fit affect dia travel plans. US embassy for Abuja no comment on di matter. Di Associated Press first report di story based on memo wey dem see.
