A Diplomatic Earthquake: The Fallout from the U.S.-Nigeria Row
A diplomatic earthquake erupted in West Africa in late October 2025, and its aftershocks threaten to destabilize the entire region. The event was the formal re-designation of Nigeria by the United States as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) for "severe violations of religious freedom." This move, driven by U.S. political pressure and allegations of "mass killings of Christians" and "genocide," was met with an immediate and forceful rejection from the Nigerian government, which labeled the designation as based on "faulty data" and a dangerous "misinformation" of its complex security challenges. This is far more than a war of words.…
