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Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding

  • Written by Aili Mari Tripp, Vilas Research Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageMosques, as well as churches, in Nigeria are targets of insurgent groups. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria “must do more to protect Christians,” a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a high-level security meeting in the African nation’s capital, Abuja.

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