Worldfocus » Marie Pace http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:13:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Dozens in Nigeria killed in deadly militant violence http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/28/dozens-in-nigeria-killed-in-deadly-militant-violence/6518/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/28/dozens-in-nigeria-killed-in-deadly-militant-violence/6518/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:20:15 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=6518 Nigeria, an important oil-producing nation in Africa, has been dealing with a deadly insurgency in its largely Muslim north for years, but a recent wave of violence has – by some reports — left at least a hundred people dead.

Militants say they want to impose a Taliban-like regime and oppose Western-style education. They have been attacking police stations in recent days, sparking clashes.

Marie Pace, a program officer with the Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution at the United States Institute of Peace, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the implications of the violence and unrest.

(View full post to see video) Militants in Nigeria have been attacking police stations in recent days, sparking clashes. Marie Pace of the United States Institute of Peace discusses the implications of the violence for the important oil-producing nation. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/07/th_nigeria_pace.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/07/th_nigeria_pace.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/07/28/dozens-in-nigeria-killed-in-deadly-militant-violence/6518/feed/