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Cote d'Ivoire: Back to square one?

jallen — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:24:58 +0000

LOGUATU, Dec 30 (IRIN) - NGOs working in northeastern Liberia say many of the 30,000 refugees arriving from neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire are reporting widespread violence and intimidation from both Ivoirian government troops and soldiers from the former rebel Forces Nouvelles operating in the west.

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Gambian Families Left Homeless by Floods

jallen — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:57:40 +0000

BANJUL, Dec 29 (IPS) - Amie Manneh and her family lived securely in their single-bedroom home in Bundung, 15 kilometers from the capital, Banjul. Then their home was destroyed by heavy rainfall in September. Since then Amie, her husband and six children have been living in the damaged house.

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Holistic Approaches Key to Ending FGM - Study

jallen — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:13:51 +0000

NAIROBI, Nov 18 (IRIN) - Narrow approaches which focus on individuals or appear to attack deep-seated customs are less successful at reducing female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) than those that aim for community-driven change that addresses the complex social dynamics associated with the practice, according to a new study by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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India's Female Peacekeepers Inspire Liberian Girls

jallen — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:14:16 +0100

MONROVIA, Oct 24 (IPS) - It is break time at the Victory Chapel School in Congo Town. Children dressed in their royal blue uniforms with bright yellow and white trim fight to get under the shade of the only mango tree in the yard. It is the start of the dry season and the scorching sun will soon be almost unbearable to stand in.

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In Liberia, A Village Comes Back to Life

jallen — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:49:44 +0100

NYEWOLIHUN, May 25 (IRIN) - The inhabitants of Nyewolihun village in northern Liberia almost escaped the civil war unscathed, but as the conflict entered its final phase, their village was attacked.

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Education, Not Handouts

jallen — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:12:11 +0100

OUAGADOUGOU, May 12 (IRIN) - "Bee-ba-ta a un bébé!" Seated on plastic mats, their sandals and book bags on the ground nearby, children follow text with chalk-dusted fingers as they practice reading.

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Nigeria: More Mass Graves Dug in Jos

jallen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:50:34 +0000

ABUJA, Mar 8 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people in the city of Jos, 350km northeast of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have been buried in mass graves after machete-wielding intruders attacked residents at 3 a.m. (local time) on 7 March.

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Togo Tip-Toeing Toward Reconciliation

jallen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:40:19 +0000

LOMÉ, Mar 4 (IRIN) - As up to 3.2 million Togolese cast their ballots in the presidential election on 4 March, IRIN asked voters and experts what it would take to reach true reconciliation after decades of political violence. This is the first of a two-part series on Togo's road to reconciliation.

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Niger: Constitution Crisis Turned Coup

jallen — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:07:03 +0000

NIAMEY, Feb 18 (IRIN) - Small vendors abandoned their stalls as the typical lunch hour break opened with gunfire at the presidential palace shortly after 1pm local time in Niger's capital, Niamey. Firing continued intermittently with the military blocking all roads leading to the palace. Government helicopters were circling the city and fired in the afternoon, according to residents.

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Africa a Challenge for Obama in 2010

iwahlstrom — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:33:05 +0000

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (OneWorld.net) - Barack Obama is "missing a historic opportunity" to improve lives across the continent of Africa, says a new report from a pair of Africa policy think tanks, urging the U.S. president to create a new, "people-centered" strategy to tackle major ongoing challenges including HIV/AIDS, poverty, human rights violations, and climate change.

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