LOADING ERROR LOADINGDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 U.S. President Donald Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to do so. AdvertisementSpeaking to the press on Tuesday, Soyinka said he believed it had little to do with him and was instead a product of the United States’ immigration policies. “It’s not about me, I’m not really interested in going back to the United States,” he said. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

Source: Huffington Post October 29, 2025 15:45 UTC