Many cities had been taken aback by the violence of the “long, hot summer” of 1967, in which nearly 160 riots broke out nationwide and Detroit became a war zone during five days of rioting. In response, city officials had spent a year preparing for more unrest. So had the military, ...
These financings have been about providing capital that would otherwise be unavailable. With the help and supervision of James Kataliko, our latest project is now underway in Goma. James has organized a team that will produce concrete blocks in an area on the northwest outskirts of the city ...
Ethiopia lies completely within the tropical latitudes. It is also landlocked, having become so following the 1993 secession ofEritrea, its former province along theRed Sea. Ethiopia’s capital city,Addis Ababa, lies near the centre of the country. ...
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Ireland’s capital had endured two attacks, one on innocent children and the other on “our society and the rule of law.” “These criminals did not do what they did because they love Ireland, they did not do what they did because they wanted to protec...
A quickly aborted countercoup attempt in Maputo in September and some rioting in October were the only overt challenges to Frelimo’s authority. Within a year of the Portuguese coup, most of the settler population had left Mozambique, and on June 25, 1975, Mozambique became an independent, ...
In Paris, 7,500 police officers have been poured in and armored vehicles were deployed to handle more threats of rioting that, according to the government, risks to taint the social movement's 45th weekend of action, which coincided with a march for the climate and union-led demonstration ag...
Namphy, who enjoyed a reputation for being honest and apolitical, had trouble in his early weeks in power; Haitians ceased their celebrations over the departure of Duvalier and started rioting and looting. In March 1986, as violence swept the capital, Port-au-Prince, the popular justice ...
Perhaps Nigeria's greatest social problem is the internal violence plaguing the nation. Interethnic fighting throughout the country, religious rioting between Muslims and non-Muslims over the creation of Shari'a law (strict Islamic law) in the northern states, and political confrontations between ethn...
They want to know why people are rioting in Portland. Who’s stirring up all the trouble? Here’s what I tell them. We’ve got four groups on our streets here. The first group wants to change the world for the better – they’re the people who leave their comfy, air-conditioned ...
The outbreak of rioting in February 1991 reflected the seriousness of socioeconomic tensions. Symbols of Social Stratification. Use of the French language characterizes social stratification. As most of the population learns Creole at home and French at school, the ability to speak French is a ...