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Information Minister rejects calls to list Nigeria as a country of concern

Nigeria鈥檚 Information Minister Lai Mohammed denounces US Senators鈥� calls to have Nigeria listed as a country of particular concern.

Nigeria鈥檚 Information Minister Lai Mohammed has denounced calls by several US Republican Senators to have Nigeria redesignated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) following abductions and killings of Christians.

The heads of state and representatives from the eight-member countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) hold a regional summit, amid rising tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia.

And London鈥檚 prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum celebrates Africa鈥檚 cutting-edge fashion in a new exhibition.

Photo: Nigeria鈥檚 Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed. Credit: Getty Images.

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Tue 5 Jul 2022 15:06GMT

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