Are US airstrikes in Nigeria about coercion more than security?

The false claim of religious persecution has been used to justify strikes that are more about asserting US power than protecting Nigerian citizens, writes Abubakar
Should Nigeria be worried about Trump’s bluster

President Donald Trump decided to remember Nigeria yesterday, a country he would have seen as a “shithole” during his first term, by designating it in
Trump opens door for Nigeria sanctions with religious freedom designation over Christian persecution

President Donald Trump has opened the door for sanctions to be imposed on Nigeria for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country.



