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SG/SM/11975 AFR/1784 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the inter-communal violence in the Nigerian city of Jos, which has resulted tragically in the loss of so many lives,…

LET THERE BE PEACE 1. The tragic news of the latest spate of violent conflict in Jos, which has now hit the international news media, is indeed most unfortunate, and this for many reasons. a) It is unfortunate because once…

(Adds 24,000 displaced, paragraph 6) By Randy Fabi JOS, Nigeria, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A few market stalls opened and motorcycle taxis returned tentatively to the streets of Jos on Monday after the Nigerian army quelled clashes between Muslim and Christian…

JOS, 1 December 2008 (IRIN) - Aid workers say they are struggling to cope with the fallout of violent clashes between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria's central city of Jos, which killed and wounded hundreds of people and displaced…

By Noora Kero in Dakar The Nigerian Red Cross, with 70 of its volunteers, is working around the clock to help people wounded and displaced by post-election violence in the city of Jos, capital of Plateau State. Violence broke out…

"The situation in the city is calm. The police and military are patrolling the streets and presiding key zones of Jos, guaranteeing a timid resumption of activities. Tension however remains very high, given to fears of a dangerous logic…

(Repeats Nov 30 story with no changes to text) Nov 30 (Reuters) - Clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs triggered by a disputed local government election have killed around 400 people in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the worst unrest…

LAGOS, Nov 30, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- by Qiu Jun, Olatunbosun Awoniyi Riot in Nigeria's central Plateau State's capital Jos has been put under control as everything is back in order, state police said in Jos on…

By Randy Fabi JOS, Nigeria, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Residents took more bodies to the main mosque in the Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, bringing the death toll from two days of clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs to…

- The month of November signals the end of the 2007/2008 growing season throughout the country for all crops except sorghum, which is currently being harvested in the northern part of the country. According to a…