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

✍️ The Associated Press 📅 October 29, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 30, 2025

Summary: 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.

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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.

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