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2. POST-NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY RECONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES IN (ANIOMA) WESTERN IGBOLAND, 1970-1991
- Author:
- Daniel Olisa Iweze and Uchenna Anyanwu
- Publication Date:
- 12-2020
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Brazilian Journal of African Studies
- Institution:
- Brazilian Journal of African Studies
- Abstract:
- The post-civil war reconstruction programme was promulgated by the Federal Military Government under General Yakubu Gowon at the end of the Nigerian Civil War for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure and reintegration of the Igbo into the matrix of the Nigerian state. The post-war policy of the Midwest State Government in its attempts at reconstructing Anioma (Western Igboland) at the end of the civil war was half-hearted and not genuine. The efforts pursued by both the Federal and Midwest State governments in assisting people to rehabilitate themselves and rebuild their social and economic infrastructure were marginal.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Civil War, Infrastructure, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Nigeria
3. Disengaging from Violent Extremism
- Author:
- Ingvild Magnaes Gjelsvik
- Publication Date:
- 06-2019
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Conflict Trends
- Institution:
- The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
- Abstract:
- Disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration for members of violent extremist groups during ongoing conflict is a tricky matter. Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programmes are normally implemented after a peace agreement is in place. However, this does not apply to south central Somalia, as well as other conflict-ridden areas around the world today. Providing adequate security for those wanting to leave violent extremist groups is arguably a key element for success for programmes operating in such contexts. This article looks at some of the security challenges the Defector Rehabilitation Programme (DRP) for al-Shabaab members has encountered in south central Somalia. The lessons learnt presented in this article were mainly gathered through discussions and presentations made at a training held in Nairobi in November 2017 by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for programme staff in the DRP. Interviews and conversations were also carried out with staff members and partners involved in different stages of the programme, and practitioners and stakeholders working to prevent or counter violent extremism in Somalia, during field trips to south central Somalia between 2013 and 2017.
- Topic:
- Security, Violent Extremism, Peace, and Rehabilitation
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Somalia
4. Gender and Torture, Does it Matter? An Exploration of the Ways in which Gender Influences the Impact of Torture and Rehabilitation Services
- Author:
- Rachel Goodman and Monica Bandeira
- Publication Date:
- 03-2014
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Abstract:
- This report forms part of a larger project which aimed at developing a contextually-informed, evidence-based psychosocial model for the rehabilitation of victims of torture. When developing this project it became clear that it presented an opportunity to explore gender aspects of torture and its consequences. By reviewing the literature available, looking at the analysis of 514 individual session process notes of counselling sessions held with victims of torture, and using a consensus building process with several experienced people in the field, this reports offers important information into the ways in which gender plays a role in the way in which torture is experienced and rehabilitation therefrom.
- Topic:
- Torture, Rehabilitation, Gender, and Counselling
- Political Geography:
- Africa and South Africa