SA army raids to curb violence

State urged to curb police stations raids
Daily News
THE government has been urged to seek permanent solutions to curb the escalating raids of police stations and ensure that law enforcers work in a nonviolent environment. The call was made in Dar es Salaam by Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) ...

Nigeria's army raids newspaper distribution centres, detaining vendors and confiscating copies in what it says is a security operation.

Kibaha seeks to curb gender violence
Daily News
COMMUNITIES in Kibaha District, Coast Region, have been urged to participate in bringing people involved in gender violence to book in a bid to minimise the problem that is on the increase in the area. The Kibaha District Administrative Secretary (DAS), Ms ...

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Laws to curb gender based violence 'poorly implemented', minister told
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WHILE SA has come up with impressive laws and policies to deal with gender based violence, poor implementation has meant that these laws have had far too little effect, say pressure groups. In a memorandum sent to Women Minister Susan Shabangu, the ...
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The west African country has been blighted by ethnic and Islamist violence in recent years.

Suspected militant Islamists slaughter people in three villages in northern Nigeria, despite the government announcing a truce agreement, residents say.

Niger declares a state of emergency along its border with Nigeria after a spate of attacks by militant Islamists, giving troops sweeping new powers.

Four people are stabbed to death by rampaging youths in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, police say, hours after raids on two mosques accused of militant links.

Kenyan police say they have conducted dawn raids on two mosques in the coastal city of Mombasa, seizing grenades and ammunition.