Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has placed Nigeria on America’s “Countries of Particular Concern” list, citing what he called an “existential threat” to Christianity in Africa’s most populous nation. The move, announced on October 31, comes amid growing reports of violence targeting Christian communities in Nigeria’s central and northern regions.

Speaking from the White House, Trump said that the United States would no longer remain silent over what he described as the “mass slaughter” of Christians by extremist groups.

“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump said. “Thousands of Christians are being killed, and the Nigerian government has failed to act decisively.”

The new designation under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 allows Washin

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