conflict – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 14 Jan 2024 01:03:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png conflict – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 World Bank Issues Warning on Food Insecurity in Nigeria and Others Due to Middle East Conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/world-bank-issues-warning-on-food-insecurity-in-nigeria-and-others-due-to-middle-east-conflict/ https://www.theinfostride.com/world-bank-issues-warning-on-food-insecurity-in-nigeria-and-others-due-to-middle-east-conflict/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2024 01:03:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=367191 The World Bank has issued a stark warning about the potential for food insecurity in Nigeria and other nations, citing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as a primary contributing factor. The repercussions of the conflict are anticipated to have widespread impacts on global food availability, pricing, and supply chains. ### **Key Points:** 1. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/world-bank-issues-warning-on-food-insecurity-in-nigeria-and-others-due-to-middle-east-conflict/feed/ 0 Speaking Major Indigenous Languages In Nigeria Will Stop Conflict – Ohaneze Ndigbo https://www.theinfostride.com/speaking-major-indigenous-languages-in-nigeria-will-stop-conflict-ohaneze-ndigbo/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:57:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235829 The President, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Lagos chapter, Mr. Solomon Ogbonna has said encouraging people to speak the 3 major indigenous languages would put an end to the tribal conflict in Nigeria. He said this in Lagos recently. He said speaking the language of another person would bring you closer to their culture and help you get [...]

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]]> Democracy Is About Conflict Resolution Process – Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/democracy-is-about-conflict-resolution-process-tinubu/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 10:28:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=199820 Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says APC is fully ready to prosecute 2019 general elections in a most transparent and democratic manner. “I belong to this party. My commitment is to this party. We have a better chance and we are strongly determined to prosecute election in a most transparent and democratic manner and we will win. [...]

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]]> PDP Has Settled Its Internal Conflict – Kola Ologbondiyan https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-has-settled-its-internal-conflict-kola-ologbondiyan/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 12:48:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193009 Mr Kola Ologbondiyan has come out to say the PDP remains one big family committed to credible processes that guarantee internal democracy. He said that the PDP had since settled its internal conflict resolution mechanisms and consultations in that direction. According to him, the move is bringing in tremendously positive results. The spokesman said that [...]

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]]> Everybody Has To Be Heard In This Freedom Fight – Nnamdi Kanu https://www.theinfostride.com/everybody-has-to-be-heard-in-this-freedom-fight-nnamdi-kanu/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:06:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179554 The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will never be seen in any armed conflict or rebellion, notwithstanding the killings, arrest and arbitrary detention of its members, says its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. “IPOB is a peaceful mass movement. “It is non-violent and our people carry no arms; so, it is wrong for anybody to compare the [...]

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]]> UN Hails Yemi Osinbajo’s Handling Of Bakassi Conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/un-hails-yemi-osinbajos-handling-of-bakassi-conflict/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:51:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172382 The UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for his handling of the recent conflict in Bakassi Peninsula, which affected Nigerian fishermen. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of UNOWAS, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, spoke with the Correspondent of the News Agency [...]

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]]> Jose Mourinho Thrives On Conflict – Milito https://www.theinfostride.com/jose-mourinho-thrives-on-conflict-milito/ Sun, 10 Jul 2016 12:48:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135544 Jose Mourinho is a man who invents enemies such as Pep Guardiola and thrives on the conflict, according to one of his former players, Diego Milito. Milito told Gazzetta dello Sport: “Sometimes he invents on purpose. Guardiola included. Just go and ask Pep. He knows how to protect his team and always needs an enemy [...]

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]]> Rivers State PDP Slam Muhammadu Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-state-pdp-slam-muhammadu-buhari/ Sun, 19 Jun 2016 22:24:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=132882 The Bayelsa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Buhari over the non-inclusion of Bayelsa indigenes in the list of Ambassadors which he submitted to the Senate for approval. The PDP also wondered if there was no qualified career diplomat from Bayelsa state who could be nominated as an Ambassador. The [...]

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]]> Kenya Tribe uprooted by Al-Shabab Conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/kenya-tribe-uprooted-by-al-shabab-conflict/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:06:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/kenya-tribe-uprooted-by-al-shabab-conflict/ By Al Jazeera For one tribe in Kenya, it has been their home for centuries. But now a forest on the border with Somalia has become a main hideout for fighters from al-Shabab, the Somalia-based armed group that says it is at war with the Kenyan government. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from the Boni [...]

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]]> What’s in the deal? Agreeing to peace in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/whats-in-the-deal-agreeing-to-peace-in-south-sudan/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:25:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/whats-in-the-deal-agreeing-to-peace-in-south-sudan/ By Richard Nield South Sudan’s government has failed to sign to a peace agreement to end almost two years of fighting in the fledgling country, despite securing substantial gains at the negotiating table. Despite mounting pressure on the government from the United States to sign a deal, plans to demilitarise South Sudan’s capital, Juba, remain [...]

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]]> UN Peacekeepers face new Sex Abuse Allegations in CAR https://www.theinfostride.com/un-peacekeepers-face-new-sex-abuse-allegations-in-car/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:52:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/un-peacekeepers-face-new-sex-abuse-allegations-in-car/ By Al Jazeera Three young females, including a minor, have accused United Nations peacekeepers of raping them in the Central African Republic, the global body has announced, taking the number of allegations to 13 since the UN stationed troops in the country in September. The announcement on Wednesday comes a week after Ban Ki-Moon, UN [...]

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]]> Conflict Pushes Barcelona Into Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/conflict-pushes-barcelona-into-crisis/ Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:19:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=67621 A bust up between Lionel Messi and coach Luis Enrique and the firing of sports director Andoni Zubizarreta in the aftermath of the club’s transfer ban has pushed an already tainted Barcelona board into crisis. . Talk of controversy is never far away when discussing the Catalan club that has more than its fair share [...]

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]]> Ogun Deputy Gov. Formally Defects To SDP, Promises to Send Amosun Packing https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-deputy-gov-formally-defects-to-sdp-promises-to-send-amosun-packing/ Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:15:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/ogun-deputy-gov-formally-defects-to-sdp-promises-to-send-amosun-packing/ The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Segun Adesegun, on Thursday declared his interest to unseat his boss, incumbent Governor Ibikunle Amosun, and his defection to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, ahead of the 2015 general elections Mr. Adesegun defected to SDP from the All Progressives Congress, APC. The deputy governor, who wrote a stinker to [...]

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]]> UN officials welcome launch in South Sudan of campaign to end use of child soldiers https://www.theinfostride.com/un-officials-welcome-launch-in-south-sudan-of-campaign-to-end-use-of-child-soldiers/ Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:36:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/un-officials-welcome-launch-in-south-sudan-of-campaign-to-end-use-of-child-soldiers/ 29 October 2014 – The United Nations stands ready to support the Government of South sudan in its renewed commitment to end the recruitment and use of children in the army, top UN officials declared today as the Organization launched a new initiative in the country. “It’s encouraging to see that the Government is taking [...]

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]]> Somalia: Urgent food aid for 36 000 displaced people https://www.theinfostride.com/somalia-urgent-food-aid-for-36-000-displaced-people/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 05:15:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/09/somalia-urgent-food-aid-for-36-000-displaced-people/ GENEVA, Switzerland, September 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), assisted by the Somali Red Crescent Society, just completed a distribution of food to over 36,000 displaced people in the town of Beletweyne, in the central part of the country. In addition, 4,000 children under five years of [...]

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]]> PM Netanyahu: Show Me the Science! by Dr. David Leffler https://www.theinfostride.com/pm-netanyahu-show-me-the-science-by-dr-david-leffler/ Sun, 24 Aug 2014 08:00:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=57087 Remember “Show me the money,” from the film Jerry Maguire? We ask Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Show me the Science!” He asserts that bombardment of Gaza will continue… . “We are determined to continue the campaign with all means and as is needed. We will not stop until we guarantee full security and quiet for [...]

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]]> Africa: New report raises concerns about the pace of reform and possible implications for security in Kenya https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-new-report-raises-concerns-about-the-pace-of-reform-and-possible-implications-for-security-in-kenya/ Sat, 16 Aug 2014 06:16:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/africa-new-report-raises-concerns-about-the-pace-of-reform-and-possible-implications-for-security-in-kenya/ LONDON, United-Kingdom, August 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The latest report from Think Security Africa (TSA) (http://www.thinksecurityafrica.org): National Security Profile on the Republic of Kenya, raises concerns about the pace of reform in Kenya, and the need to ensure that existing security challenges do not negatively interact with changes in Kenya’s new political and [...]

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]]> UN flags at half-mast to honour staff killed in Gaza conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/un-flags-at-half-mast-to-honour-staff-killed-in-gaza-conflict/ Fri, 08 Aug 2014 02:25:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/un-flags-at-half-mast-to-honour-staff-killed-in-gaza-conflict/ 7 August 2014 – The United Nations flag is flying at half-mast today at the world body’s New York Headquarters in memory of the UN staff members killed since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza on 8 July, and in solidarity with the families and friends of those injured. In Gaza, flags at the [...]

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]]> Ukraine: UN urges central registration system amid rising internal displacement https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-un-urges-central-registration-system-amid-rising-internal-displacement/ Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:35:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/ukraine-un-urges-central-registration-system-amid-rising-internal-displacement/ 5 August 2014 – With thousands fleeing the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, senior United Nations officials today urged the Government to establish a central registration system which would help coordinate relief efforts for the already 117,000 internally displaced people (IDPs). “In the past seven days more than 6,200 people have been forced from their [...]

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]]> Zaria Shootings: Killing Of Shiite Muslims Can Lead To Wider Bloodletting, Endless Conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/zaria-shootings-killing-of-shiite-muslims-can-lead-to-wider-bloodletting-endless-conflict/ Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:15:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/zaria-shootings-killing-of-shiite-muslims-can-lead-to-wider-bloodletting-endless-conflict/ Kaduna based civil rights activist, Comrade Shehu Sani weekend, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to take charge of the security situation in the country. Sani, who was reacting to the tragic killing of some Shiite Muslims in Zaria last week Thursday by soldiers, said the president should call the military and other security agencies to [...]

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]]> Ban meets with Abbas in Qatar, reiterates call for immediate ceasefire https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-meets-with-abbas-in-qatar-reiterates-call-for-immediate-ceasefire/ Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:25:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/ban-meets-with-abbas-in-qatar-reiterates-call-for-immediate-ceasefire/ 20 July 2014 – As the fighting raged in Gaza, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Doha, the first leg of his Middle East tour which aims to express solidarity with Israelis and Palestinians and help bring about a ceasefire. “As I [...]

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]]> Breaking News: Explosion Kills 10 In Bauchi Red Light District https://www.theinfostride.com/breaking-news-explosion-kills-10-in-bauchi-red-light-district/ Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/breaking-news-explosion-kills-10-in-bauchi-red-light-district/ 10 people have been killed in a Friday explosion in the red light district of Bauchi city, while 14 others were injured, Vanguard reports, citing police sources. Although the cause of the blast was not immediately clear, Boko Haram Islamists are suspected to have been responsible for the attack as the sect has unleashed similar [...]

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]]> Renewed Central African Republic fighting displaces thousands of civilians – UN https://www.theinfostride.com/renewed-central-african-republic-fighting-displaces-thousands-of-civilians-un/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:35:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/renewed-central-african-republic-fighting-displaces-thousands-of-civilians-un/ 27 June 2014 – Thousands of people are fleeing new violence and reprisal attacks in and around the town of Bambari in Central African Republic (CAR) that have already left at least 45 people dead and scores more wounded, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. Violence in the town, which lies some 380 kilometres [...]

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]]> South Sudan: UN agencies, partners appeal for $1B for life-saving aid https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-un-agencies-partners-appeal-for-1b-for-life-saving-aid/ Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:35:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/south-sudan-un-agencies-partners-appeal-for-1b-for-life-saving-aid/ 14 June 2014 – Some 50,000 children in South sudan could die this year and thousands of rape survivors could go without psychosocial support, a senior United Nations humanitarian official today said, as aid agencies appealed for $1 billion they need to continue their work. “Now that the rains have set in, conditions in South [...]

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]]> UNICEF demands action to save children of South Sudan from &#39living nightmare&#39 https://www.theinfostride.com/unicef-demands-action-to-save-children-of-south-sudan-from-39living-nightmare39/ Mon, 19 May 2014 17:35:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/05/unicef-demands-action-to-save-children-of-south-sudan-from-39living-nightmare39/ 18 May 2014 – With malnutrition and conflict stalking the youngest and most vulnerable citizens of South Sudan, the United Nations warned today that hundreds of thousands of children in the country’s most crisis-torn areas are at imminent risk of death and disease, including the threat of cholera. “The dream of a safe and peaceful [...]

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]]> Few gains after a year-long state of emergency in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/few-gains-after-a-year-long-state-of-emergency-in-nigeria/ Thu, 15 May 2014 07:35:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42791 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's bid to extend an ineffective year-long state of emergency in the northeast has exposed him as an out-of-touch leader with no credible plan to end a brutal Islamist conflict, experts said. Few dispute the severity…

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]]> Two British journalists shot in Syria kidnapping https://www.theinfostride.com/two-british-journalists-shot-in-syria-kidnapping/ Thu, 15 May 2014 06:04:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42770 Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the Times reported. Times writer Anthony Loyd was shot twice in the leg while being held captive and photographer…

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]]> Chad closes border to conflict-torn Central African Republic https://www.theinfostride.com/chad-closes-border-to-conflict-torn-central-african-republic/ Mon, 12 May 2014 18:15:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42157 Chad announced it is closing its border with the Central African Republic on Monday, saying it wants to stop violence spilling over from the sectarian conflict next door. "We will not allow the Chadian territory to be used by one side or the other to…

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]]> Ukraine crisis lingers, bearded drag queen vie for Eurovision limelight https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-crisis-lingers-bearded-drag-queen-vie-for-eurovision-limelight/ Sat, 10 May 2014 19:55:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41740 The Eurovision Song Contest hit the airwaves on Saturday with its inimitable mix of glitz and politics as the Ukraine conflict and an Austrian drag queen took centre stage in the annual spectacle. "It's ... a show that has a worldwide audience, including…

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]]> UN mulls drone use to monitor Central African Republic conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/un-mulls-drone-use-to-monitor-central-african-republic-conflict/ Sun, 04 May 2014 05:33:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40231 The United Nations is considering the use of unarmed drones to monitor sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, a UN official said, ahead of the deployment in September of 12,000 peacekeepers in the restive nation. UN under-secretary-general…

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]]> Oscar-nominated British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor connects to Nigerian roots with civil war film https://www.theinfostride.com/oscar-nominated-british-actor-chiwetel-ejiofor-connects-to-nigerian-roots-with-civil-war-film/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:12:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38142 For Oscar-nominated British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, starring in a film about Nigeria's civil war was "incredibly personal", as the conflict both affected close relatives and determined the country where he was born. His own grandfather had lived through…

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]]> Central African Republic crisis risk to global security, says UN refugee chief https://www.theinfostride.com/central-african-republic-crisis-risk-to-global-security-says-un-refugee-chief/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:29:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36269 UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the conflict in Central African Republic could embroil the whole region and threaten global security. "It's not easy to put Central African Republic on the map of concerns of public opinion in…

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]]> Mali’s new Prime Minister chooses ministers with focus on reconciliation https://www.theinfostride.com/malis-new-prime-minister-chooses-ministers-with-focus-on-reconciliation/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:46:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35111 Mali's new Prime Minister Moussa Mara formed a government, with the outgoing foreign minister becoming reconciliation minister as the deeply-divided nation recovers from months of ruinous conflict. Former planning minister Mara, 39, was promoted to…

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]]> Mali’s new premier to focus on security, reconciliation https://www.theinfostride.com/malis-new-premier-to-focus-on-security-reconciliation/ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:19:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=34510 Mali's new prime minister said on Wednesday he was forming a government which would prioritise security and reconciliation as the deeply-divided nation recovers from months of ruinous conflict. Former planning minister Moussa Mara, 39, was promoted…

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]]> Syria to launch new commercial airline despite war https://www.theinfostride.com/syria-to-launch-new-commercial-airline-despite-war/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:28:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32902 A new Syrian commercial airline plans to start operating to several Arab cities next month, its chairman told AFP on Thursday, despite the conflict raging in the country. "We hope to operate our first flights in mid-May," Kinda Airlines chairman Naim…

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]]> UN ready to help evacuate 19,000 Muslims in Central Africa Republic https://www.theinfostride.com/un-ready-to-help-evacuate-19000-muslims-in-central-africa-republic/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:19:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32263 The UN's refugee agency said Tuesday it was prepared to help evacuate some 19,000 Muslims at risk of attack from mainly Christian militias in the conflict-torn Central African Republic. "What we don't want is to stand by and watch people being slaughtered…

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]]> Not less than 150,000 people killed in Syria conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/not-less-than-150000-people-killed-in-syria-conflict/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:24:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32239 More than 150,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011, a monitoring group said in a new toll released on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the deaths of 150,344 people, 51,212…

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]]> Malian returnees face economic hardship https://www.theinfostride.com/malian-returnees-face-economic-hardship/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 02:21:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/03/malian-returnees-face-economic-hardship/ Follow @{0} Malians returning from displacement face deep financial difficulties BAMAKO, 28 March 2014 (IRIN) – Displaced Malians who have recently returned to their homes in the north of the country say they are facing economic difficulty as their businesses, livestock and other forms of livelihood have been wiped out, while those still displaced also [...]

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]]> The roots of Nigeria’s religious and ethnic conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/the-roots-of-nigerias-religious-and-ethnic-conflict/ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:38:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28137 Modern Nigeria emerged through the merging of two British colonial territories in 1914. The amalgamation was an act of colonial convenience. It occurred mainly because British colonizers desired a contiguous colonial territory stretching from the arid…

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]]> Attack in central Nigeria kills 13, including 9 children https://www.theinfostride.com/attack-in-central-nigeria-kills-13-including-9-children/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:13:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22857 Gunmen killed 13 people, including nine children, in a raid on a village in central Nigeria on Thursday, an official said, the latest violence to hit a region wracked by years of sectarian conflict. "The attack took place around 1:00 am (0000 GMT) and…

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