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Preventing atrocities: the real test of new world order

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

The major shift in global power provides an opportunity to protect all civilians from genocide and other atrocities, said international agency Oxfam...

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ECOWAS Regional Meeting on Conflict Prevention Ends in Banjul

africa » gambia

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A two-day ECOWAS Regional Consultation on conflictprevention in the Sene-Gambia Zone ended last Friday at the Kairaba BeachHotel.Speaking at the...

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SOMALIA: "Country months away from major crisis"

africa » somalia » mogadishu

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Drought, conflict, hyperinflation, high food and fuel prices, the weakness of the Somali shilling and a succession of poor harvests have increased...

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CIVIL SOCIETY ORGAINZATIONS PONDER OVER RESOLVING CONFLICTS IN THE SENEGAMBIA ZONE IN A REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE MEETING

africa » gambia » senegambia

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

The Center for Democracy and Development (CCD) one of knowledge, which is the languages of the colonial masters, the second fragmentation is about...

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SUDAN: Darfurians find ways round trading challenges

africa » sudan » khartoum

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Friday, July 11, 2008

TheWestern Sudanese region of Darfur was once an important contributor tothe global economy. Cattle, gum arabic, tobacco and manufactured goodsmade...

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UGANDA: Too many guns threaten returnees, say officials

africa » uganda » gulu

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, July 10, 2008

NorthernUganda has enjoyed relative peace following years of clashes betweengovernment troops and rebels, but the prevalence of illegal weaponsacross...

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SIERRA LEONE: Sex crimes continue in peacetime

africa » sierra leone » freetown

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Friday, June 20, 2008

Eightyears after a civil war in Sierra Leone that became notorious for theextent of rape and violence committed against civilians, social workersfear...

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MALI: Gun running worsening

africa » mali » bamako

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Malihas become an established transit route for weapons heading from WestAfrica’s increasingly peaceful coastal states to active conflicts inWest and...

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ZAMBIA: Ugandan refugees return home

africa » zambia » lusaka

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, May 22, 2008

TheUN refugee agency (UNHCR) has begun the voluntary repatriation ofUgandan refugees in Zambia, some of whom have lived in the southernAfrican...

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Chad: Thirty years of helping the victims of armed violence

africa » chad » ndjamena

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Today, 8 May, the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Chad is celebrating not only World Red Cross and Red Crescent...

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