WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa will hold a public hearing titled, “Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation” on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
**What:** House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Hearing
**Date:** Wednesday, March 12, 2025
**Time:** 9:00 a.m. ET
**Location:** 2200 Rayburn
**Subject:** Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation
**Witnesses:**
**Ms. Nina Shea**
Senior Fellow and Director
Center for Religious Freedom
Hudson Institute
**Mr. Tony Perkins**
Former Chair
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
**Bishop Wilfred Anagbe**
Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Nigeria
Roman Catholic Church
**Ms. Oge Onubogu**
Director, Africa Program
The Wilson Center
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