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SOUTH AFRICA: The army is called in

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, May 22, 2008

TheSouth African army has been called in to bolster police efforts to endthe xenophobic clashes that have gripped the country's richestprovince....

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Grasp This Great Opportunity

africa » gambia

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

In his recently issued press release Tsidi M.Tsikata,Mission Chief for The Gambia with the International Monetary Fund, haslaid out very clearly the...

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SUDAN: Human Rights Watch calls on government to end sexual violence in Darfur

africa » sudan » darfur region

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Sudanese government and rebel groups in the war-ravaged Darfur region should immediately take measures to end the sexual violence endemic to the...

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CAR: Struggling to undo the damage of sexual violence

africa » central african republic » bossangoa

IRIN

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The Monam group of rape survivors in the northern town of Bossangoa in the Central African Republic (CAR) does what it can to keep going, but morale...

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UGANDA: LRA sticks to its guns, yet ready to sign peace deal

africa » uganda » kampala

IRIN

Friday, March 28, 2008

A final peace agreement to end two decades of conflict in northern Uganda is expected to be signed on 5 April, but the rebel Lord's Resistance Army...

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KENYA: Sexual violence continues in IDP camps

africa » kenya » nakuru

PlusNews

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Residents in a camp for displaced persons in Nakuru, in Rift Valley Province, western Kenya, were deeply shocked when a gang of men attacked and...

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COMOROS: Union government takes control of rebel island

africa » comoros

IRIN

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Comoros took control of its rebel island of Anjouan on Tuesday in a military operation aimed at toppling renegade leader, Mohamed Bacar, a government...

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UGANDA: Peace, justice and the LRA

africa » uganda » kampala

IRIN

Monday, March 03, 2008

An agreement to prosecute alleged war criminals in Uganda rather than in the International Criminal Court (ICC) has fuelled hopes for an imminent end...

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Old Yundum Police Station inaugurated

africa » gambia » yundum

Friday, February 22, 2008

Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, Vice President and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs , on behalf of President Dr Yahya Jammeh as part of activities...

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Remanded State House Security Officers Apply for Bail

africa » gambia » banjul

The Point

Friday, February 15, 2008

Superintendent Manlafi Sanyang and Lt. Bakary Camara, State House security officers who are currently remanded at Mile 2 prisons for alleged criminal...

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