On Thursday, November 20th, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, will chair his twelfth congressional hearing on the religious persecution of Christians by radical Islamist groups in Nigeria. This hearing follows President Trump’s historic redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” on October 31st.
WHAT: Congressional hearing on the ongoing religious persecution of Christians by radical Islamists, such as Boko Haram and Fulani terrorists, in Nigeria; the wide-reaching implications of President Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a “CPC”; and the course of action the U.S. Department of State should follow in response to the Nigerian government’s complicity in these crimes.
WHEN: Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
WITNESSES: (Partial list)
o The Honorable Jonathan Pratt, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
o Mr. Jacob McGee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
o Ms. Nina Shea, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
o Bishop Wilfred Anagbe, Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Nigeria, Roman Catholic Church
o Ms. Oge Onubogu, Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies
WHERE: 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
WHO: Chairman Chris Smith, other members of the HFAC Africa Subcommittee, and witnesses
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