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ZIMBABWE: Child migrants seek ...

ZIMBABWE: Child migrants seek a better life in South Africa

africa » south africa » musina
IRIN
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
He is only a teenager, but he is already a seasoned border jumper. Dressed in a torn t-shirt and blue work trousers, Robert, 16, (not his real name)...
editors, choice, teenager, child migrants, border, jumper, money, food, schooling, hiv, aids, UN, aid
SOUTHERN AFRICA: The effect of...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: The effect of migration on HIV rates

africa » botswana » francistown
IRIN
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Trying to measure the impact of the Zimbabwean exodus on HIV/AIDS rates in the region is so fraught with ifs, buts and maybes that the only...
editors, choice, migration, hiv, aids, poverty, health, rape, arv
ZAMBIA: Bibles and condoms

ZAMBIA: Bibles and condoms

africa » zambia » lusaka
IRIN
Sunday, September 16, 2007
It is mandatory that Zambia's hotels, lodges and guest houses stock at least two Bibles in each of their rooms, but it is rare to come across condoms...
editors, choice, bible, condoms, church, hiv, prevention
COTE D'IVOIRE: Sexual crimes a...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Sexual crimes against children continue with “alarming frequency” - UN

africa » ivory coast » abidjan
IRIN
Saturday, September 15, 2007
As politicians bicker in Côte d’Ivoire, children are dying from a breakdown of health care and other basic services or falling victim to violent...
editors, choice, sexual, abuse, children, health, violence, protection
SIERRA LEONE: Reinstating rule...

SIERRA LEONE: Reinstating rule of law starting with motorcycle licenses

africa » sierra leone » makeni
IRIN
Friday, September 14, 2007
A decade of civil war left Sierra Leone’s administration in tatters but when the Catholic diocese in the former rebel stronghold of Makeni set up its...
editors, choice, law, motorcycle, licenses, government, youth, society, injustice, traffic, corruption
LIBERIA: Juvenile justice syst...

LIBERIA: Juvenile justice system in tatters

africa » liberia » monrovia
IRIN
Friday, September 14, 2007
A teenager accused of rape, Abraham peers through the rusty bars of his prison cell where he has languished for two months. His wide eyes and...
editors, choice, juvenile, justice, prisoners, sanitation, mosquito nets, inmates, jail, teenager, rape, crimes
COTE D'IVOIRE: ‘This is a doub...

COTE D'IVOIRE: ‘This is a double murder perpetrated by the doctors’

africa » ivory coast » abidjan
IRIN
Thursday, September 13, 2007
When she awoke on 11 September to go to work, Valerie Amessan did not imagine that the strike by state doctors in Cote d'Ivoire was going to upend...
editors, choice, murder, doctors, family, hospital, medicial, assistance, organisation
Information on the people of M...

Information on the people of Mali, Africa

africa » mali
essortment.com
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Despite being of Mali nationality, Mali's various ethnic groups hold many distinctions. The Bambaras, Dogons, Fulani and Tuaregs all maintain a...
editors, choice, ethnic groups, culture, people, history
ZAMBIA: Mental illness suffere...

ZAMBIA: Mental illness sufferers shunned and isolated

africa » zambia » lusaka
IRIN
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Rising rates of mental and emotional illness in Zambia are being met with growing levels of stigma and discrimination, with sufferers often isolated...
editors, choice, mental, illness, WHO, hiv, aids, treatment, government, health
MOZAMBIQUE: Islamic leaders tr...

MOZAMBIQUE: Islamic leaders try to come to terms with AIDS

africa » mozambique » pemba
PlusNews
Monday, September 10, 2007
Sheik Muhamade Aboulai Cheba's call to prayer wafts over the thatch-and-coral houses behind their four-metre high bamboo fences. The Indian Ocean...
editors, choice, islam, health, hiv, aids, leaders, prayers, people
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