Nigeria, Donald Trump
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Nigeria’s new army chief promised to increase operations against “terrorists” in the country's north on Friday, less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened U.S. military involvement if Nigeria did not stop attacks on Christians in the country.
This week, President Trump threatened to send the U.S. military into Nigeria for not doing enough to protect Christians. For years, Nigeria has struggled to curtail violence across the country, from international terrorist groups to disputes between farmers and herders.
US President Donald Trump took fresh aim at two of Africa’s biggest economies, renewing his threat of an attack on Islamist militants in Nigeria and questioning South Africa’s role in the Group of 20 days before it hosts a global summit.
Nigeria’s lack of senior diplomatic presence in Washington under President Bola Tinubu, and an absence of lobbyist support, has left it vulnerable to US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action over alleged Christian persecution in Africa’s most populous country.
The secretary of state is responsible for deeming a country a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC). Other countries designated as CPCs include Burma, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Donald Trump has repeated a threat of military action in Nigeria sharing a video saying that America will “do things to Nigeria that Nigeria’s not going to be happy about” if the killings of Christians continues.
President Donald Trump was heading to Florida on Friday, watching Fox News, when he saw the network run a story on how Christians were being targeted by Islamic groups in Nigeria, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Nigerian missionary and community activist Fred Williams recalls New York’s 9/11 not only because of the previously unthinkable terrorist attack. Sept. 11, 2001, was also the
China’s Foreign Ministry has responded to President Donald Trump’s threat of military action over what he called the “mass slaughter” of Nigerian Christians, criticizing his remarks as a "wanton" threat of force.
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