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On 31st October 2025, US President Donald Trump unexpectedly informed Nigerian leaders that he had placed Nigeria on the list of countries causing particular concern to the US, due to persecution of Christians within the country, which borders on genocide.

Seventeen African countries raised new flags, established new constitutions, and sent delegates to the United Nations in 1960, the Year of Africa, according to historians. The world reacted positively to the official start of a new era of “independence.” But was that enough?

On March 7, 2026, the White House clarified that the US wanted to gain complete control of Iran’s  oil reserves and infrastructure, showing that Operation Epic Fury is another war for oil.