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In our context in which the state has essentially abdicated its responsibilities, community members need to start acting together to

6 min read In our context in which the state has essentially abdicated its responsibilities, community members need to start acting together to save themselves. The first step is to start reconstituting the capacity and authority of traditional rulers… It is only when communities start discovering and discussing their problems that they can start working out how to solve them. Nigeria is experiencing the most serious security challenge in its history. It is facing an even bigger challenge of social disintegration and anomie, signalling the disintegration of community. At its...

January 7 - 2021 KADUGLI Protest in Kadugli against insecurity in South Kordofan, January 4, 2020 (Social Media). Hundreds of people participated in a demonstration in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, on Monday to protest against the deteriorating security situation in the state after the recent increase in violent crimes, including incidents of robbery, killing, and looting. Incidents of violence were widespread in December. On December 17, a merchant was shot dead in Kadugli for unknown reasons. On that same day, another trader was wounded when masked gunmen p...

First Person: family tragedy and the UN as ‘saviour’ in Darfur Format UNAMID peacekeepers from Ethiopia in a volatile area of South Darfur, Sudan, in July 2012. © UN Photo/Albert González Farran The people of the restive region of Darfur in Sudan have seen the joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) as a "saviour" according to a writer for UN News who grew up in Darfur. UNAMID is due to begin the process of closing at the end of 2020 after almost 13 years. Conflict has led to the death of some 300,000 people in the region, while millions were displaced.