traditional leaders
Coverage of traditional leaders in the Nexus archive.
- South Africa: Standing Firm - - the SA Communities Resisting Xenophobia and Protecting Migrants
Traditional leaders, church groups, and local committees in South Africa are mobilizing to protect foreign nationals and defuse a crisis as the Department of Home Affairs is overwhelmed and anti-migration groups plan mass marches.
- Opinion: Ebola outbreak response requires engaging with religious traditions and leaders
Ebola spreads through caregiving acts like tending to sick loved ones and burial practices, but mistrust and fear have led to attacks on healthcare facilities. Engaging religious and traditional leaders, who oversee burial rites and are trusted in communities, is critical to addressing the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
- Group tasks govt, traditional leaders, others on Nigeria’s security crisis
A group has called on the Nigerian government, traditional leaders, and other stakeholders to address the country's escalating security crisis. The group highlighted 'increasing threats to the Nigerian Nation' and aims to share its concerns with citizens.