Nigeria, July 23 -- US President Donald Trump has replied to a letter by President Bola Tinubu and pledged the United States' support for Nigeria's war on terror.

Mr Trump's letter to the Nigerian president was shared by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. The American leader's first sentence in the letter indicated he was responding to an earlier one by the Nigerian president.

"Thank you for your thoughtful letter. Your kind words mean a great deal to me, and I appreciate your decisive leadership on behalf of the Nigerian people," Mr Trump wrote in the letter dated 6 July.

Nigeria and the US under Mr Trump have improved their relationship after the American president initially accused Nigeria of allowing genocide against Christian...