{"id":363821,"date":"2025-12-22T15:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/363821\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:05:08","slug":"nigeria-says-spat-with-trump-over-killing-of-christians-largely-resolved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/363821\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria says \u2018spat\u2019 with Trump over killing of Christians \u2018largely resolved\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Nigerian government on Monday said its recent diplomatic dust-up with the United States, in which President Donald Trump threatened military intervention over the alleged killing of Christians, \u201chas been largely resolved\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Trump unexpectedly tore into the west African nation in October and November, saying that Christians there faced an \u201cexistential threat\u201d that amounted to \u201cgenocide\u201d amid Nigeria\u2019s myriad armed conflicts.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The diplomatic offensive was welcomed by some but interpreted by others as inflaming religious tensions in Africa\u2019s most populous country, which has seen bouts of sectarian violence in the past.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThe recent diplomatic spat with the United States has been largely resolved through a firm, respectful engagement culminating in a strengthened partnership between America and Nigeria,\u201d Nigeria\u2019s information minister, Mohammed Idris, said at a year-end news conference in the capital.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Nigeria\u2019s government and independent analysts reject framing the country\u2019s violence in terms of religious persecution \u2013 a narrative long used by the Christian right in the United States and Europe as well as Nigerian separatists, who maintain a lobbying presence in Washington.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Idris\u2019s comments came after Nigeria hosted a US congressional delegation earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A vendor in Lagos, Nigeria sells local newspapers with headlines referring to Trump\u2019s comments about Nigeria last month. Photo: AP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5e3c0877-ca06-4a75-b569-eb31965fc654_b3ee84ec.jpg\" title=\"A vendor in Lagos, Nigeria sells local newspapers with headlines referring to Trump\u2019s comments about Nigeria last month. Photo: AP\"\/>A vendor in Lagos, Nigeria sells local newspapers with headlines referring to Trump\u2019s comments about Nigeria last month. 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