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Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked

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Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked
Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’The Trump administration has revoked the visa for Wole Soyinka, the acclaimed Nigerian Nobel prize-winning writer who has been critical of Trump since his first presidency, Soyinka revealed on Tuesday.“I want to assure the consulate … that I’m very content with the revocation of my visa,” Soyinka, who won the 1986 Nobel prize for literature, told a news conference. Continue reading...
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Published
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
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The Guardian
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Guardian staff and agencies
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