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Less than two months after the January 17th 2010 violence erupted in Jos Nigeria, in which hundreds of people lost their lives, Jos once again faced the horror of mindless violence. CAFOD has pledged =A38,500 (N2 million) to assist over…

This report is available on the ISS website and can be viewed together with Thematic Reports on the work of the PSC at www.issafrica.org. All documents referred to in this Report can also be found on the ISS website. Peace…

Michael H. Posner Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC Watch video from the site. ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSNER: Thank you, Secretary Clinton, and welcome. I want to just, if I may, say a few introductory words about the report…

March 12, 2010, Baltimore, Md. - Catholic Relief Services is responding to the recent violence that erupted in and around the city of Jos in Nigeria, providing support to the local Church as it assists people displaced or otherwise…

Some 8000 people were driven from their homes by the inter-ethnic violence in the region of Jos, capital of Plateau, said to MISNA Robin Waudo, manager of the International Red Cross Committee (IRCC) who confirms a death toll of…

Police say have made 200 arrests * Charges include possession of firearms, breaking curfew * Local government, military trade blame By Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria, March 11 (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria said on Thursday they had arrested around 200 people following weekend…

Expert Comment - 10 March 2010 Elizabeth Donnelly, Africa Programme Manager Violent conflict in the city of Jos - and in much of Nigeria - is about rights, access to resources and access to power. In the latest attacks, more than…

10 Mar 2010 12:52:40 GMT Source: Reuters * At least one dead as soldiers enforce curfew * Fears of retaliation keep city on edge * Pope calls on authorities to work for peace By Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria, March 10 (Reuters) - Sporadic shooting rang…

ICRC News Release No. 10/36 Geneva/Abuja (ICRC) - In the wake of last Sunday's violent attacks south of Jos, in northern Nigeria, the Nigerian Red Cross Society is distributing food and water to about 5,000 displaced people (IDPs) who have…

09 Mar 2010 17:32:40 GMT By Nick Tattersall LAGOS, March 9 (Reuters) - Uncertainty over Nigeria's presidential succession, violence along a major ethnic fault line, and the risk of fresh unrest in the oil-producing Niger Delta are clouding an otherwise bright…