Ethnic Tensions
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Accra: An Outsider’s Brief Perspective
"Maybe we see possibilities in each other’s countries that we don’t see in our own."
Ethiopia’s ethnic violence shows Abiy’s vulnerability
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister looks increasingly vulnerable as he faces deep divisions in the ruling coalition and simmering ethnic conflicts
The thin line between electoral credibility and political stability in Kenya
Democracy doesn’t seem to work within societies governed by politics of ethnicity.
Online ethno-religious conflicts in Nigeria mirror unsolved trauma offline
Web-based platforms open up discussions, but when that is poisoned we need to act.
China train station attack could drive ethnic wedge deeper
China has emphasised ethnic unity after assailants killed 29 people in a train station, prompting police to round up Muslim Uighurs for questioning.
Security tight on anniversary of China ethnic unrest
Security forces fanned out in China’s Urumqi city on Monday, the first anniversary of unrest that exposed ethnic tensions in the Xinjiang region.