1-5 of 27 matching articles 5 20 100 All It's mindless for leaders to denounce the violence in London instead of fixing the problem Kerwin Datu • 9 August 2011 While many are outraged, it is senseless for city leaders to sow further division and resentment by dismissing young looters, especially when the systemic causes have been hidden in plain sight for decades. The history of violence in Jos, Nigeria IRIN • 27 May 2010 The population of Jos is divided between the largely Muslim Hausa and three Christian ethnicities--the Burom, Anaguta and Afizere. Nigerians declaring "zones of peace" in the city of Jos to prevent the return of violence IRIN • 27 May 2010 A report on peacemaking efforts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, where the local community is building programmes to mediate conflicts before they turn to violence and trying to re-engage young men in employment and training. Small spike in xenophobic attacks after end of World Cup IRIN • 15 July 2010 A spike in violence has followed the close of the World Cup, with many Zimbabweans returning home to escape harm. But, unlike in 2008, police were prepared to subdue violence and prevent it spreading. Too scared to go to the toilet: rape and abuse widespread in Nairobi's slums IRIN • 8 July 2010 Widespread rape and sexual abuse have been documented throughout Nairobi's slums, with many women too scared to use communal toilet facilities due to fear of violence in the underpoliced Kenyan capital. 1 2 3 4 5 6
