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Republican-connected DCI Group is assisting the Nigerian government in communicating its actions to protect its Christian communities and maintaining US support in countering West African jihadist groups and other destabilizing elements, according to its agreement with Aster Legal.
The one-year contract, which was signed Dec. 17, is worth $9M. Either side may terminate the $750K monthly retainer pact if it provides 60 days’ advance written notice of termination.
President Trump announced on Christmas Day that the US carried out airstrikes in Nigeria against Islamist terrorist attacks that “primarily” targeted “innocent Christians.”
DCI Group has nine people working on the account including managing member Justin Peterson and senior advisor Doug Davenport.
Trump appointed Peterson, who worked on the presidential campaigns of Elizabeth Dole and George W. Bush, to serve as his rep to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.
Davenport worked on each of Trump’s three presidential runs, and most recently served as 2024 campaign convention team manager for the GOP session in Milwaukee.
Top GOP operative Roger Stone consults on the Nigerian effort.
Florida’s Corvus Strategic Partners has signed to represent the interests of Colombia regarding its relations with the US.
Gunster Strategies Worldwide is representing the interests of the Chagossian Government in Exile, which opposes the planned UK transfer of the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, which hosts the joint UK/US military base, to Mauritius.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has inked a six-month agreement with NATO-member Iceland to provide strategic advice on how to navigate engagements with the US government.
BGR Government Affairs has a $1M contract to provide strategic guidance and PR representation to the Republic of Guinea.
The Japan External Trade Organization has hired DB3, the legacy firm of Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Howard Baker, for a comprehensive report assessing the "current state of play" in DC.
