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DRC: Caught in a web of clashe...

DRC: Caught in a web of clashes between armed groups

africa » dem rep congo » masisi
IRIN
Friday, October 26, 2007
At Masisi hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, ill and wounded women shifted uncomfortably in their beds as...
regional, health, hospital, patients, armed groups, battle, wounds
(38 views)
AFRICA: Food to eat or to run ...

AFRICA: Food to eat or to run your car?

africa » south africa » johannesburg
IRIN
Friday, October 26, 2007
As oil prices soar and biofuel production becomes more attractive, especially to poor countries, a debate is raging over its possible impact on food...
regional, food, oil, prices, car, biofuel, production, security, FAO, activities
(37 views)
SUDAN: Joint Darfur mission sh...

SUDAN: Joint Darfur mission short of air transport units

africa » sudan » darfur region
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The African Union/UN hybrid mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has received commitments for most of its infantry requirements but has yet to secure pledges...
regional, UNAMID, air transport, attack, helicopter, peacekeeping, aid, operation, rebels
(36 views)
GUINEA: Youths chase staff fro...

GUINEA: Youths chase staff from state electricity offices, protesting power cuts

africa » guinea » labe
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
“Electricity for all or for nobody”, chanted the 1,000 young protestors in Labé, central Guinea, as they marched on the town’s state electricity...
regional, electricity, youths, staff, offices, power cuts, protestors, security forces
(29 views)
GLOBAL: Agencies

GLOBAL: Agencies "waste money on poor fleet management"

africa » kenya » nairobi
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Four-by-fours with bull bars and long radio antennas have become emblematic of relief operations - and a target for critics. Humanitarian agencies...
regional, agencies, management, operations, trucks, vechicles, delivery, waste, money
(35 views)
AFRICA: Private security firms...

AFRICA: Private security firms seek greater peacekeeping role

africa
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Private military contractors (PMCs) are seeking to play a greater role in peacekeeping in Africa to make up for what they claim to be the inability...
regional, military, security, firms, private, PMC, UN, agencies, peacekeeping
(37 views)
SOMALIA: Government harassing ...

SOMALIA: Government harassing the media, warns HRW

africa » gambia
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Somali transitional government of systematically harassing journalists and failing to protect the fledgling...
regional, government, journalists, harassment, human rights, insecurity, media, HRW
(25 views)
DRC: Nkunda set to hand over 2...

DRC: Nkunda set to hand over 200 men for integration into army

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Dissident General Laurent Nkunda, who has been battling government forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is set to hand over...
regional, government, army, integration, soilders, UN, mission, military
(44 views)
KENYA: UN honours Red Cross ch...

KENYA: UN honours Red Cross chief

africa » kenya » nairobi
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) secretary-general Abbas Gullet has been given the UN in Kenya Person of the Year 2007 award for his work in reforming...
regional, UN, red cross, chief, humanitarian, volunteers, agency
(33 views)
MAURITANIA-SENEGAL: Arrests ra...

MAURITANIA-SENEGAL: Arrests raise questions over safe return of Mauritanian refugees

africa » senegal » dakar
IRIN
Thursday, October 25, 2007
A group that claims to represent some of the 30,000 Mauritanian refugees living in Senegal says the recent arrest of some returnees is a sign that...
regional, arrests, refugees, CRMSSD, UNHCR, government
(33 views)
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