U.S. sanctions against Nigeria expected in 2026

[Michie]

Following U.S. military strikes onChristmas, targeted sanctions and further U.S. action to end persecution of Christians is expected in Nigeria in 2026, according to members of Congress and advocates familiar with the situation.

Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, has said he will present a report to U.S. President Donald Trump that “outlines concrete ways the United States can partner with Nigeria to bring an end to this bloodshed and protect our brothers and sisters in Christ.”

Moore’s office said the congressman would meet with Trump sometime in January and present him a report including 30 possible ways the administration could act to end the persecution of Christians in Nigeria in accordance with Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC).

“During my trip to Nigeria, I met many who had endured unimaginable suffering — women who had watched their children and loved ones brutally murdered in front of them,” Moore said in a statement. “At the same time, our engagement with Nigerian leaders was productive, and we are close to establishing a strategic security framework to confront both ISIS and Boko Haram in the northeast and to stop the targeted violence against Christians in the Middle Belt by Muslim Fulani radicals.”


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U.S. sanctions against Nigeria expected in 2026

Will Nigeria’s designation as a country of particular concern lead get even more teeth?

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[Richard T]

For those wanting history, in 1991 Reinhard Bonnke, the German evangelist to Africa was given a permit to evangelize in Northern Nigeria. The Muslims protested aggressively and 8 people were even killed and the events were cancelled. In 1990, Boonke had preached to a crowd that 500,000 in another part of Nigeria so you can see why the Muslims were worried. The result was that Bonnke was banned from Nigeria for 9 years.
God was not stifled though for long. When Bonnke returned to Lagos, Nigeria in 2000. the weekly attendance was set at 6 million, with over 1.6 million attending the final day.

https://sbmola77.medium.com/the-legacy-of-reinhard-bonnke-82b4eb84ead8

Reinhard Bonnke: The man who changed the face of Christianity in Africa

Reinhard Bonnke, who died aged 79, is the father of modern-day crusade preaching in Africa.

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This battle is real. Some nations reach agreements for Muslim autonomous regions within their borders. This can bring peace at least for a season, but it denies those regions the opportunity to hear the gospel. So we should support Trump in his foreign policy in Nigeria to help stop persecution, kidnapping, trafficking and killing of Nigerians. Let's pray too that the U.S. stays focused on these goals as well.