Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism

By The Associated Press

Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka speaks to The Associated Press during an interview at freedom park in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2021.

Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator.

(Image credit: Sunday Alamba)

Source:: https://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g-s1-95710/nigerian-nobel-winner-wole-soyinka-visa-trump-criticism