Trump’s outburst exposes more than his ignorance of Africa. It reveals how easily American domestic politics can be weaponised to distort African realities. The real victims of that distortion are not in Washington’s think-tanks or on cable news. They are the Nigerians — Muslim and Christian alike — who must live with the consequences. Africa [ ]
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