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Feb
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, pope tells African youth

Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, pope tells African youth

NEWS
PHILIP PULLELLA and PAUL LORGERIE POPE Francis urged young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that have fuelled so many bloody conflicts in Africa. Addressing more than 65,000 young people in Martyrs Stadium, Francis spoke of forgiveness and reconciliation, themes that have dominated his visit to Congo, where armed conflict has killed and displaced millions of people over the past decades. But Thursday's speech focused on what he called "ingredients for the future", and struck a more hopeful tone than his previous ones as he spoke of…
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Sep
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigerians refer to violence as ‘intergroup conflict’: what’s actually at play is xenophobia

Nigerians refer to violence as ‘intergroup conflict’: what’s actually at play is xenophobia

HUMAN RIGHTS
NIGERIA, a country of over 208 million people, is made up of more than 250 ethnic groups. Its history is littered with ethnic rivalry and competition. TOSIN OLONISAKIN, Social Psychologist, Ekiti State University Throughout history, preference and preservation of one’s kin or kind has been evident. The sense of ‘weness’ and ‘theyness’ has been behind devastating wars and conflicts. These conflicts have different names, including racism, xenophobia, nationalism or ethnocentrism. Nigeria has experienced such conflicts in the past and still does. But different terms are used to describe the violence. Sometimes it is called prejudice or discrimination or sometimes ethnocentrism…
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