Africa

Since 1991 Bauchi continues experiencing ethno-religious crises with hundreds of people massacred and many churches, mosques, and family homes burned down. All major ethno-religious crises in Bauchi State emanate from the two local government areas, Bogoro and Tafawa Balewa, in the extreme south of Bauchi. Both Local Government Areas (LGAs) share boundaries with Jos, Plateau State, which is yet another flash point of unrest and brutality in Nigeria.

The Seeds for Peace Seminar was meant to (1) bring citizens of different religions, tribes, and cultures in tensed areas, to sit at the same table for learning to listen to one another, share their stories, and discover that “an enemy is one whose story we have not heard.” And the women and men were to (2) serve as the beginning of the new movement in GROW BIO-INTENSIVE Agriculture which will ultimately help people to have organic (healthful) food on

URI Africa, in partnership with United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), is celebrating the 2013 International Day of Peace (IDP)

URI Africa supports the urban development movement by signing an agreement with UN-Habitat and becoming an associate partner of World Urban Campaign.

Despina Namwembe, the Women’s Initiative Coordinator for Africa, travelled to Kenya as part of URI’s Women’s Initiative, a pilot program launched in March this year.

This month, URI welcomes CCs from Togo and Djibouti - two African countries that are new to the URI community - thus bringing the number of countries in which URI operates to 86.

URI Africa’s continuous advocacy for peace education in Africa finally makes headway with URI Africa’s participation at the International Expert Meeting.

Ambassador Mussie Hailu, URI’s Continental Coordinator for Africa, took part in the 2013 Symphony of Peace Prayers at the Mt. Fuji Sanctuary in Japan.