| |
| |
Nigeria cracks down after attacks | Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a hundred people in connection with attacks near the central city of Jos that killed more than 500 people. | Police and soldiers surrounded the village of D... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell) Al Jazeera Crime Human Rights Nigeria Photos Violence |
Togo Police Seal Off Opposition Headquarters | LOMÉ, Togo (AP) — Anti-riot police officers on Monday sealed off the alleyways leading to the headquarters of Togo’s largest opposition party, stranding the country’s opposi... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The New York Times Election Fraud Photos Police Togo |
| |
| Top Stories | |
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say | DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, ... (photo: AP / NTA TV) The New York Times Nigeria Photos Police Religion Violence |
Ban calls for restraint in Nigeria's ethnic conflict | New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Nigerian factions to exercise 'maximum restraint' as fighting between Muslims and Christians over the we... (photo: UN) m&c Conflict Nigeria Photos Politics UN |
Togo security blocks opposition headquarters | LOME, Togo-Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters a day after the group had staged protests claiming presiden... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Boston Globe Elections Photos Protests Security Togo |
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence | JOS, Nigeria - Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence ... (photo: AP) Houston Chronicle Nigeria Photos Religion Rioters Violence |
NETRIGHT reminds gov't of promise to women As we mark International Women's Day (IWD), the Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) would like to congratulate all women in Ghana for their contributions towar... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Joy Online Equality Gender Photos Rights Women |
Nigeria: More than 200 dead in religious violence | JOS, Nigeria-Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence in... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Boston Globe Dealth Nigeria Photos Religion Violence |
Nigeria deploys troops as clashes kill 500 | Workers close mass graves in Jos where dozens of people killed during viole... | Nigeria's government has sent in troops to the flashpoint northern Jos region after att... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Breitbart Human Jos Nigeria Photos Violence |
Nigeria: More Than 200 Dead in Religious Violence | Filed at 4:50 a.m. ET | JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two mo... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The New York Times Death Nigeria Photos Religion Violence |
Over 500 killed in Nigeria sectarian clashes: Official LAGOS: At least 500 people were killed on Sunday in communal clashes near Nigeria's central city of Jos, a state governor's advisor told AFP on Monday, revising a previou... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Times Of India Africa Crime Human Rights Nigeria Photos |