US Adds Nigeria to Religious Freedom Blacklist

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The Unit­ed States on Mon­day placed Nige­ria on a reli­gious free­dom black­list, paving the way for poten­tial sanc­tions if it does not improve its record. 

Sec­re­tary of State Mike Pom­peo des­ig­nat­ed the U.S. ally — for the first time —