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SIERRA LEONE: Sex crimes continue in peacetime

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...
conflict, sex crimes, abuse, rape
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MALI: Gun running worsening

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...
weapons, army, conflict
(2 views)
ZAMBIA: Ugandan refugees return home

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...
unhcr, refugees, conflict
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Chad: Thirty years of helping the victims of armed violence

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...
red cross, health, humanitarian work, conflict
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SUDAN: Watermelons, conflict and climate change

SUDAN: Watermelons, conflict and climate change

africa » sudan » el obeid
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Severalhundred kilometres from the simmering conflicts between pastoralistsand farmers [over natural resources] in Sudan's Darfur region, the...
peace, pastorial, tribes, water, conflict
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CHAD: Govt denies involvement in Khartoum attack

CHAD: Govt denies involvement in Khartoum attack

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Monday, May 12, 2008
Chad’sgovernment has denied allegations made by neighbouring Sudan that itbacked rebels who raided the Sudanese capital Khartoum on 10 May....
allegation, rebels, conflict, violence, killing
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SUDAN: I have a mine in my living-room, what should I do?

SUDAN: I have a mine in my living-room, what should I do?

africa » sudan
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dengershufu in Malakal, capital of the Sudanese state of Upper Nile, looks like any low-income suburb of a post-conflict Southern town, with roadside...
conflict, mine, injury, explosion, risk
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SOMALIA: UN humanitarian chief calls for protection of civilians

SOMALIA: UN humanitarian chief calls for protection of civilians

africa » somalia
IRIN NEWS http://irinnwes.org
Friday, April 25, 2008
John Holmes, the UN's top humanitarian official, has called on all partiesin the Somali conflict to protect civilians amid an increasing trend...
conflict, diplomat, force, humanitarian, military
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DRC: Hidden killers on the loose

DRC: Hidden killers on the loose

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Friday, April 18, 2008
The full extent of the threat posed by landmines and other unexplodedordnance in the Democratic Republic of Congo is unknown but the deadly...
government, conflict, ignorance, landmines, grenade, rebels
(5 views)
SENEGAL: Can peace be taught in Casamance?

SENEGAL: Can peace be taught in Casamance?

africa » senegal » ziguinchor
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Friday, April 18, 2008
In the midst of asimmering conflict that has endured for almost two decades in Casamance insouthern Senegal and with peace talks suspended since...
peace, mfdc, government, problem, conflict, fighting, violence
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