President Donald Trump of the United States on Friday designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, in response to allegations of widespread persecution and genocide against Christians.

Writing on his Truth Social account, Trump stated that Christianity faces a serious threat in Nigeria.
The US leader also added Nigeria to a State Department watch list.

“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump wrote.

According to the US president, he was placing Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer and most populous nation, on a “Countries of Particular Concern” list of nations the US deems to have engaged in religious freedom violations.

According to the State Department’s website, the list includes China, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, and Pakistan, among others.

Trump said he had asked US Representatives Riley Moore and Tom Cole, as well as the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, to look into the matter and report back to him.

A new law in the United Kingdom prevents British citizenship from being automatically reinstated to individuals linked to terrorism, extremism, and serious organised crime.

The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 27 October, ensures that citizenship is not restored after a successful appeal until all additional appeals have been exhausted.

The legislation closes a gap identified following a Supreme Court judgment in February 2025, which allowed people deprived of citizenship to regain that status upon an initial appeal.

Henceforth, the government will not be required to release individuals from immigration detention or allow them back into the UK if they pose a threat to public security and safety whilst appeals are ongoing.

The new law, passed by Parliament on October 21, will also prevent a person from renouncing any other nationalities they hold in order to render themselves solely British.

Security Minister Dan Jarvis said the government takes national security seriously, as the new law affirms that no chances will be taken when it comes to protecting the country and its people.

The new law, however, makes no change to a person’s existing right to appeal and does not expand the reasons for which a person may be deprived of their citizenship.

It follows a similar approach to human rights and asylum appeals cases, where asylum is not granted to a person appealing a rejection until all further appeals have been determined.

World’s oldest head of state, Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, 92, has been officially declared the winner of the country’s 2025 Presidential Election, extending his decades-long rule by another seven years.

The Constitutional Council made the declaration on Monday, revealing that Biya secured 53.66 per cent of the votes, defeating opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma, who polled 35.19 per cent.

“Hereby proclaimed President-elect: the candidate Biya Paul,” said Clement Atangana, president of the Constitutional Council.

Although the election was held on October 12, the results were only confirmed on Monday.

Tchiroma, who has consistently challenged Biya’s 43-year hold on power, rejected the election outcome, claiming that he actually won with 54.8 percent of the votes.

Prior to the announcement, the opposition leader had urged his supporters to hold peaceful marches, despite a government ban on public gatherings.

Tensions escalated in the commercial city of Douala on Sunday, where clashes erupted between security forces and opposition supporters.

The Littoral Regional Governor, Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, confirmed that four people were killed in the violence, while several security personnel sustained injuries.

“Four people unfortunately lost their lives,” he said, adding that demonstrators had allegedly attacked a gendarmerie brigade and two police stations.

With this win, Biya, who has ruled Cameroon since 1982, will now continue into his eighth term, making him one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.