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Somalia: UN Helps 40,000 Refugees

17.05.2008 18:27    allafrica.com
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has provided aid to more than 40,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia who live in precarious conditions in dozens of makeshift settlements west of the capital, Mogadishu.


Chad: Growing Violence Alarms UN Refugee Agency

17.05.2008 18:27    allafrica.com
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is voicing deep concern about the escalating violence inside eastern Chad, where two gendarmes guarding a refugee camp were shot dead earlier this week and an increasing number of vehicles have been

Zimbabwe: Church Leaders, Security Chiefs Discuss Political Violence

17.05.2008 08:44    allafrica.com
Security chiefs and church leaders have agreed to work towards the promotion of peace in the run-up to the country's presidential poll rerun.

Angola: Army Cadets Begin Engineering, Biotechnology Courses

17.05.2008 08:44    allafrica.com
Three hundred and eight cadets began this Friday here their lessons at the Superior Technical Military Institute (ISTM), on the sidelines of the inauguration and opening of the 2008/2009 academic year of this new education facility of the Angolan Armed

Uganda: Acholi Elders Unhappy With Kony

17.05.2008 08:44    allafrica.com
Hon. Okello Okello (Chua County) has said Acholi elders are disappointed with the failure of Joseph Kony, to sign the final text of a peace agreement with the government of Uganda.

Mauritius: Painful Reality of Rape in Marriage

17.05.2008 08:44    allafrica.com
Who would believe you if you tell people that your own husband has raped you? They would laugh at you and tell you it is his right since he is legally married to you. Even when he does it with

Liberia: More Liberian Refugees Return

17.05.2008 08:44    allafrica.com
In continuation of the accelerated repatriation of Liberian refugees from the West African sub region, the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC), in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recently assisted in the voluntary repatriation

Kenya: Military Kills Mount Elgon Militia Leader

17.05.2008 05:45    allafrica.com
The Mount Elgon military operation scored a major victory Friday when the top commander of the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) was gunned down.

Kenya: Probe Torture Claims in Mt Elgon Operation

17.05.2008 05:45    allafrica.com
The latest report alleging gross human rights abuses in Mt Elgon District has been met with the usual denials by officialdom.

Uganda: Displaced Want Better Services

17.05.2008 05:45    allafrica.com
Some internally displaced people interviewed by Saturday Monitor say they will not go back to their originalhomes, but not because of the fear of brutal rebel attacks, but because of the lack of roads, schools and hospitals.

Sudan: North and South Reach Peace Deal On Oil-Rich Region

17.05.2008 00:52    allafrica.com (2)
North and Southern Sudan have reached a tentative agreement on Abyei, ending a new round of fighting over the area in the recent past. It includes an immediate ceasefire and the removal of armed groups from Abyei town.

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