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Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism
By The Associated Press Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized President Donald Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to…
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…