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House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), together with Appropriators Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV), on Tuesday led a joint congressional briefing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to examine escalating violence and the targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session brought together lawmakers and…

The United States is reportedly weighing sanctions against at least 12 Nigerian governors and several top officials after their alleged inclusion on a new watchlist compiled by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), also referred to as the Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list. Diplomatic sources say Washington is reviewing the commission’s recommendations,…