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Community Stakeholders Take the First Steps Toward Rebuilding Trust Between Communities in Nigeria

For years, the boundary dispute between the Mangun and Chafem Chiefdoms in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria, has remained a persistent source of tension, straining relationships between the two communities (Mangun and Chafem) and limiting socioeconomic opportunities between them. Although the dispute is currently before the courts, the absence of dialogue while […]

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Community-Led Dialogue Ends a Decade-Long Leadership Dispute in Koya Community, Nasarawa State

For more than ten years, a dispute over succession to the traditional chieftaincy stool divided the Koya Community in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. What began as a leadership disagreement within the Apawu Hamlet (A small settlement in Koya) gradually escalated into a protracted conflict that claimed lives, destroyed property, and fractured relationships across the community. As […]

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