Talk:2008 Jos riots

Move
Any reason why the page was moved to 2008 Jos, Nigeria riots? There aren't any other cities named Jos, and the city itself is named Jos, not Jos, Nigeria.  Spencer T♦C 17:52, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Structure
For someone well-versed on this subject, I would highly suggest a "Causes", "Riots", and "Effects" section. It's all mashed together right now. Readers would find it easier if we broke it down into 1.) why it happened, 2.) what transpired, and 3.) what the lasting effects on the country (both nationally and internationally) will be. Daniel Musto (talk) 19:09, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
 * When more information is released to the public I'll try to do that as it would be easier with more information on the causes, effects, etc. – RyanCross  ( talk ) 20:52, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The 'Causes' section seems rather confusing. Maybe that's for lack of said information, but all it says is that electoral workers didn't announce the result, and that some people think the PDP may have won. I'm having trouble connecting the dots based on that.Fudge-o (talk) 17:03, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

"tribe" vs. ethnicity + "Niger Mercenaries"
I don't wish to step on any toes here, but I'd like to change the current wording from "people from the Hausa tribe" to something more accurate like "Hausa people".

There are almost as many Hausa in the region as there are French people in Europe, and they too are defined by language, culture and shared history, not by a tribal confederation. No one would ever refer to contemporary conflicts between the French and German "tribes".

As I'm coming into the middle of an ongoing project, I'll try and confine myself to the above issue and adding the "Nigerien Mercenary" charges which are causing a tiff between Nigeria and it's northern neighbor Niger. T L Miles (talk) 15:25, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Dead link
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 * http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/29/nigeria.riots.ap/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail
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