Nigeria: Trump’s Ignorance About Nigeria – the Dangers of a Manufactured ‘Christian Genocide’

If Trump had paused to consult the American military, he might have learnt that Nigeria’s conflicts are real — but they are not religious wars.

Trump’s outburst exposes more than his ignorance of Africa. It reveals how easily American domestic politics can be weaponised to distort African realities. The real victims of that distortion are not in Washington’s think-tanks or on cable news. They are the Nigerians — Muslim and Christian alike — who must live with the consequences.

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