Nigeria

• Trump announces strikes against ISIS in Nigeria and wishes MERRY CHRISTMAS to ‘dead terrorists’ he claims are targeting Christians - The president declared on Truth Social: ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.’
• Trump Announces Strike Against ISIS in Nigeria - The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.
• US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities - The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward prov
• 'They said they'd shoot us': Nigerian child recalls how he was taken in mass school abduction - The children at St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community were jolted from their sleep with a loud crash at the school gate. Onyeka Chieme, an elementary school student, waited with bated breath as the loud thuds got nearer.
• Analysis: What is driving the conflict across Nigeria? - Late last October, President Donald Trump designated Nigeria as "a country of particular concern" (CPC) under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act for "severe violations of religious freedom."
• Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped children, reports say - At least 153 students and 12 teachers taken from a Catholic school last month remain in captivity.