Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, S.Sudan, Somalia ‘most dangerous states’

[Geza Ulole]

Three East African countries – Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan – have been named among the top ten most dangerous countries to live in world-wide according to a new report.

The listing from the Global Peace Index based on research by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) also lists Kenya, at 138 and Rwanda at 140 but not surprisingly Burundi (125) or Eritrea (132) as amongst the 25 most dangerous states to live in world-wide. Tanzania, at position 68 is regarded as the most safe destination across the East African region.

The figures based on 23 different sources, including factors like murder levels, perceptions of criminality, terrorism and military expenditure, have been collated to form a single figure.

The listing also rates Syria as the most dangerous and Iceland the most peaceful country to live in world-wide (out of a list of 162 countries).

Escalating civil strife and the consequent refugee crisis have been among the key drivers in increasing the cost of global violence containment, according to the 2015 Global Peace Index.

Since 2008 the total economic impact of violence has increased by US$1.9 trillion (+15.3%). The economic impact from refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced People) alone has increased by 267% since 2008, and now amounts to US$128 billion. However military expenditure, homicide and police forces remain the most costly categories, accounting collectively for 68.3% of the total cost.

Steve Killelea, Founder and Executive Chairman of the IEP said that "reducing conflict is a crucial plank in ensuring continued world economic recovery. If global violence were to decrease by 10% uniformly, an additional US$1.43 trillion would effectively be added to the world economy. To put this in perspective, this is more than six times the total value of Greece's bailout and loans from the IMF, ECB and other Eurozone countries combined."

Overall, global peace levels remained stable in 2014; but are lower than 2008. However the overall score disguises an increasing division between the most and least peaceful nations. Since last year, 81 countries improved their levels of peacefulness while 78 deteriorated.


Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, S.Sudan, Somalia ‘most dangerous states’ - News | TheCitizen

MY TAKE
Back to reality, Obama is gone! the hullabaloo is over and here is where Kenya belongs, taking a jackpot:A S-rap:


nomasana, MK254, sam999, NairobiWalker, hbuyosh, msemakweli, simplemind, Kimweri, Bulldog, MK254, Kafrican, bagamoyo, Ngongo, AbTitchaz, mtanganyika mpya, JokaKuu, Ngongo, Askari Kanzu, Dhuks, Yule-Msee, waltham

 

[nyumba kubwa]

Rwanda si rate ya crime iko chini....wanaogopa nini....??? Watani zetu Kenya tunajua ni hao Alshabab wamewachafua

Ngoja waje kujitetea....wakisifiwa wana amplify....wa amplify na hili...

 

[sam999]

Yet
Kenya
Is
70bn$ gdp
148bn$ PPP gdp
3100$per capita

And more pple in general die in Tanzania than kenya by 1mn


Kenya is middle class tanzania is poor LCD wea u belong

 

[Iconoclastes]

Nobody can deny that Kenya is experiencing some serious security challenges. It is an issue which our govt should intensify its effort in containing.

However, it is very heartening to see that the prevailing insecurity hasnt done much to stymie our economic growth as it was widely speculated.
That indeed was the terrorists' aim; they thot that by attacking our tourism sector, they would then destroy our economy. Their false assumption was that Kenya is nearly almost wholly reliant on tourism, that by shattering that particular sector, then the Kenya economy would be done for.
But alas! Their nefarious schemes has thus far failed.
Now it is clear whose Allah is more akbar!

 

[jMali]

Rwanda si rate ya crime iko chini....wanaogopa nini....??? Watani zetu Kenya tunajua ni hao Alshabab wamewachafua

Ngoja waje kujitetea....wakisifiwa wana amplify....wa amplify na hili...

Rwanda has some explaining to do. Wanadai hawana crime kabisaaa, lakini hapa EAC wamewazidi Burundi tu ambao wana migogoro kila siku. Can't believe even Kenya na vibaka wake wa Nairobi ni safer than Rwanda. Duh even eritrea iko juu ya Rwanda? Hii ripoti lazima imeandikwa na "FDLR, interahamwe, wafaransa na waspain wa kihutu...." :teeth:

 

[jMali]

Yet
Kenya
Is
70bn$ gdp
148bn$ PPP gdp
3100$per capita

And more pple in general die in Tanzania than kenya by 1mn


Kenya is middle class tanzania is poor LCD wea u belong

The report is talking about peace, peace not anything else....:teeth:

 

[eliakeem]

Kenya ijitoe Somalia..... wananchi wamechoka kufa kama kuku....

 

[Ngongo]

Haaa haaa halafu Rwanda wanasema Kagame apewe muda zaidi wa kuongeza machafuko.

 

[Guus]

It's Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, S. Sudan & Somalia. Why have you made comparison with Tanzania in your response rather than those mentioned countries? [You have made me smile for sure] :smiling::smiling:

Yet
Kenya
Is
70bn$ gdp
148bn$ PPP gdp
3100$per capita

And more pple in general die in Tanzania than kenya by 1mn


Kenya is middle class tanzania is poor LCD wea u belong

 

[Iconoclastes]

Rwanda has some explaining to do. Wanadai hawana crime kabisaaa, lakini hapa EAC wamewazidi Burundi tu ambao wana migogoro kila siku. Can't believe even Kenya na vibaka wake wa Nairobi ni safer than Rwanda. Duh even eritrea iko juu ya Rwanda? Hii ripoti lazima imeandikwa na ''FDLR, interahamwe, wafaransa na waspain wa kihutu....'' :teeth:

Enyewe.....there must be some hidden violence going on in that country,hidden well away from the international media.

 

[Koborer]

MY TAKE
Back to reality, Obama is gone! the hullabaloo is over and here is where Kenya belongs, taking a jackpot:A S-rap:


nomasana, MK254, sam999, NairobiWalker, hbuyosh, msemakweli, simplemind, Kimweri, Bulldog, MK254, Kafrican, bagamoyo, Ngongo, AbTitchaz, mtanganyika mpya, JokaKuu, Ngongo, Askari Kanzu, Dhuks, Yule-Msee, waltham

Useless statistics. They count for nothing. You can even push that to read the most dangerous state in the world if you like.

 

[mchambawima1]

Rwanda has some explaining to do. Wanadai hawana crime kabisaaa, lakini hapa EAC wamewazidi Burundi tu ambao wana migogoro kila siku. Can't believe even Kenya na vibaka wake wa Nairobi ni safer than Rwanda. Duh even eritrea iko juu ya Rwanda? Hii ripoti lazima imeandikwa na "FDLR, interahamwe, wafaransa na waspain wa kihutu...." :teeth:

kweli kabisa jMali lazima itakuwa imeandikwa na ndugu zako... 23 different sources? ndio zipi hizo mbona hamzitaji japo moja? lazima uwe umechanganyikiwa kusudi ukubaliane na hii report... tokea tuwape kibano na kuwatimua Rwanda sijawahi kusikia mashambulio yeyote yale labda kipindi kile mlipokuwa mnavuka kutoka makambini DRC na kuja kuuwa wasio na hatia kama vile watalii na wengineo... waambie ndugu zako wafafanue kidogo na sisi tunaoishi Rwanda tuelewe, huwa napita usiku wa manane down town Kigali na sehemu zinginezo nakuona wageni na wanyarwanda wakikatiza mitaa bila kupigwa kabali kama huko ulipo ukimbizini...

 

[Hoshea]

Rwanda ninaisikia na kuijua Kigali tu