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Trump’s Intervention: God’s sovereignty and Africa’s Shame

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— Brino Kumwenda

The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

Christians in Northern Nigeria have been facing perennial persecution. According to a report by Intersociety, over 52,000 Christians have been murdered and 18,000 churches and 2,200 Christian schools have been attacked by Islamist militants in the last 14 years.  In 2025, Donald Trump, the president of the most powerful nation on earth, the USA, threatened to deal with the jihadists if they did not stop killing Christians. 

On Christmas day in 2025, Africa woke up to the news from Donald Trump on Truth Social “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!…”

How should Christians in Africa react to Trump’s intervention in Nigeria?  In this article, I propose two reactions.  

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A Religion of Fear

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— Brino Kumwenda

The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

There is pervasive fear among Africans, including professing Christians.  It is fear that is based on the African Traditional Religion and the misinterpretation of Scripture.  This is why modern-day prophets run the lucrative business of inflicting or solidifying fear in people and presenting themselves as men and women of God, who have the power to set the people free from their slavery of fear. 

The people run to them and are more than willing to “sow a seed” and buy their anointed objects like water and oil so that they can be set free. The business is thriving because traditional Africans have these fears and believe that mediums such as witchdoctors can set them free from them. 

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The “Big Man Syndrome” in Today’s African Churches

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–– Brino Kumwenda

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The big-man syndrome has dominated the philosophy of leadership in many African churches today. But it doesn’t have to be this way. 

A concerned member of Grace Community Church once asked his pastor, John MacArthur:  “What’s going to happen to Grace Community when you are gone?”

MacArthur answered, “There are people asking me, ‘What’s the replacement plan around here?’ Well, whatever happens to me, this church has many great, gifted, dedicated, highly motivated, and passionate preachers coming behind me that there will be plenty of them to take my place…”

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The African Supreme Being: How Syncretism Sullies Christianity

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–– Brino Kumwenda

The audio version of this article is available here: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

Syncretism is when elements of different religions are combined, mixed, or blended. In sub-Saharan Africa, the devil has used syncretism to weaken the faith of many professing Christians. Most Africans are born into the African Traditional Religion (ATR), believing in the Supreme Being. ATR is so pervasive and yet many Africans are unaware of its impact on them, even after embracing another religion. As Ndemanu writes, “Africans are first and foremost members of traditional religions before any other religion”. When a foreign religion comes into African communities, most people don’t abandon their ATR. Instead, they simply combine their respective beliefs.

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