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For decades, people in northern Nigeria have been suffering the violence of jihadist groups in the region.

More recently, following the lobbying of some questionable interest groups and figures in the United States,

President Donald Trump has dropped American bombs on Nigeria and soil.

What exactly is happening in Nigeria?

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James, I'm glad we're doing this one.

Yes, to talk about what's been happening in Nigeria, since it has captured Trump's attention

and thus Western media interest as of late. So first of all, what or where is Nigeria?

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Nigeria is a West African country with a diverse

geography and an even more diverse population. Hundreds of languages, hundreds of ethnic groups,

several religions in the most populous country in Africa and one of the most populous countries in the

world. Over 239 million people call Nigeria home and the Nigerian diaspora is well over 10 million strong.

Like much of Africa, Nigeria is rich in natural resources, particularly petroleum and natural gas, but heavily exploited by international and local capital.

Thus, much of its population, by some estimates over half of its population,

is considered multidimensional poor. Modern Nigeria was stitched together from the British

protectorates of northern and southern Nigeria, and against political independence only recently

in 1960 and became a republic in 1963. That north-south divide is

particularly relevant because it continues to define Nigerian politics today. Nigeria splits

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