Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

Trump’s false “Christian genocide” claims in Nigeria

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US President Donald Trump is under fire for spreading a myth about a “Christian
genocide” in Nigeria. The claim, amplified by US conservatives like Senator Ted
Cruz, distorts a complex reality of extremist violence rooted in politics, inequality and
history, not religion alone. Senior Professor at the Centre for Gender and Africa
Studies at the University of the Free State, Dr Hussein Solomon speaks to Phemelo
about why the West must listen to Nigerians’ own voices and context before rushing
to judgment.
12 Nov 2025 3PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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