Middle Belt

July 28, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Christian Persecution in Nigeria Divides Pastors

Last October, the Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations denomination in Nigeria’s Plateau State, stood in front of a mass grave in Rachas, Nigeria, and begged those...

June 26, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

The Right Target in Addressing Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria

In May, American and Nigerian forces collaborated to eliminate Abu Musab al-Minuki, a leader in ISIS and its Nigerian affiliate, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Killing al-Minuki...

May 28, 2026 | Mariam Wahba, Samuel Ben-Ur

Why Christian persecution is Trump’s new foreign policy roadmap

During his first term, President Donald Trump made fighting Christian persecution around the world a foreign policy priority. In his second term, it has become something more than that. The...

May 27, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Washington Killed an ISIS Commander in Nigeria, but Has More to Do in West Africa

Nigeria’s Christians are among the most persecuted in the world. They face threats from Muslim Fulani herdsmen who have raided villages and killed hundreds of believers. They also face threats from terror...

February 6, 2026 | Mariam Wahba, Samuel Ben-Ur

U.S. Must Encourage Nigeria To Adopt Preventive Measures Against Emboldened Islamist Terror Groups

Islamist terror groups are becoming a nationwide scourge in Nigeria. A massacre of an estimated 170 civilians in Kawara state in central Nigeria on February 3-4 demonstrates that the Islamist insurgency...

September 16, 2010 | World Defense Review

Nigeria at the Crossroads, Again

Focused on the final stretch of the midterm elections at home, policymakers and pundits in the United States have hardly evinced any interest in concerning themselves with electoral politics abro...