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SUDAN: Great expectations as numbers of Southern returnees on the rise

africa » sudan
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81637
Monday, November 24, 2008
NGERJEBI Monday, November 24, 2008 (IRIN) - Albano Tombek is proud of his new thatch hut. "It's good to be back," said Tombek, chief of the Southern...
ngerjebi, proud, hut its, tombek chief, sudanese farming, civil war, flee, people

LEBANON: Displaced Allawis find little relief in impoverished north

asia » lebanon
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=79629
Saturday, November 22, 2008
HISA, AKKAR Tuesday, August 05, 2008 (IRIN) - They may have been uprooted “more than 40 times” over the years since Lebanon’s Civil War began in...
allawis, relief, hisa akkar, irin, civil war, hussein mohammed, family, rarely
BURUNDI: No peace without pros...

BURUNDI: No peace without prosperity – analysts

africa » burundi » bujumbura
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Poverty, selfish political interests and inadequate economic development are the underlying causes of the political crisis gripping Burundi,...
peace, peace talk, economy, civil war
SIERRA LEONE: Government tight...

SIERRA LEONE: Government tightens control of NGOs

africa » sierra leone » freetown
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Officials in Sierra Leone are drafting a new law that will tighten controls on non-profit organisations working in the country, joining other...
ngo, control, government, civil war
SENEGAL: Finding incentives fo...

SENEGAL: Finding incentives for peace in Casamance

africa » senegal » ziguinchor
IRIN NEWS
Friday, June 27, 2008
Civiliansare growing increasingly desperate to return to their villages inCasamance, but with violent incidents continuing and the peace...
civil war, violence, fighting
UGANDA: Funding shortfall worr...

UGANDA: Funding shortfall worries agencies, government

africa » uganda
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Humanitarianactivities in northern Uganda, which is emerging from more than twodecades of civil war, are being curtailed because of a decline...
ngo, funding, civil war, lra, refugees
COTE D'IVOIRE: Rate of malaria...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Rate of malaria infection unchanged despite peace

africa » ivory coast » abidjan
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The number of peopleinfected with and dying from malaria in Cote d’Ivoire has not improved over thelast five years, despite the end of the civil war...
malaria, infection, civil war, health, clinics, poverty, medicines
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Open...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Open season for bandits

africa » central african republic » bangui
IRIN
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Known variously as coupeurs de routes (highwaymen), Zaraguina or simply bandits, criminal gangs who kill, kidnap for ransom, loot and set fire to...
criminal, gangs, bandits, attacks, civil war, security, government, authorities
SUDAN:

SUDAN: "Abyei a potential flashpoint for conflict" - UN envoy

africa » sudan
IRIN
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Sudan’s Abyei region is a possible troublespot from which conflict could resume, three years after a comprehensive agreement was signed to end civil...
conflict, clashes, peace, security, tribesmen, civil war
Africa 'being drained of doct...

Africa 'being drained of doctors'

africa » gambia
Friday, January 11, 2008
Many African countries now have more doctors and nurses working in richer countries abroad than they have at home, research shows. There has long...
African , African , problem, doctors , health, civil war, countries, NHS, researchers
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