| Africa’s largest economy has lost much of its foreign policy clout. It has only itself to blame. This week, a high-powered Nigerian delegation, including the country’s octogenarian ambassador, was in Washington for talks with the U.S. State Department. High on the agenda were undoubtedly the new visa restrictions announced by the Trump administration that prevent Nigerians from applying for visas that represent a pathway to permanent residency. After the new visa policy made international headlines, President Muhammadu Buhari’s immediate move was to announce a committee to look at the underlying issues that drove the United States to make its decision. That, together with the timing of the Nigerian delegation’s visit, is terrible for optics. Buhari’s response is akin to medicine after death. | 
