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Urgent humanitarian needs in post-coup Central African Republic
4 April 2013
(IRIN
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Less than two weeks after the overthrow of Central African Republic (CAR) President François Bozizé in a rebel coup, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated, leaving civilians in the capital, Bangui, in critical need of aid, said a senior humanitarian official.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97780/Urgent-humanitarian-needs-in-post-coup-Central-African-Republic
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Analysis: Roots of polio vaccine suspicion
4 April 2013
(IRIN
),
For years, polio vaccination has faced strong resistance within conservative Islamic communities in northern Nigeria, largely due to a deep distrust of the West, persistent rumours that the vaccine is harmful, and the house-to-house approach taken by immunization campaigners, which many saw as intrusive.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97781/Analysis-Roots-of-polio-vaccine-suspicion
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Balancing conservation and people’s access to land
4 April 2013
(IRIN
),
In the great plains of northern Tanzania, close to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, a bitter row has broken out over an attempt to designate 1,500sqkm of Loliondo District as a game-controlled area.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97786/Balancing-conservation-and-people-s-access-to-land
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Swaziland’s dental dilemma
3 April 2013
(IRIN
),
Having a toothache in Swaziland can be a lot more painful than it is in many other places. Most Swazis have never visited a dentist, because in a country where 70 percent of the population lives in absolute poverty, oral hygiene is considered a luxury.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97774/Swaziland-s-dental-dilemma
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Briefing: M23, one year on
3 April 2013
(IRIN
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The M23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province, has been active for one year now, during which hundreds of thousands have fled their homes and many have lost their lives.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97779/Briefing-M23-one-year-on
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Boost for healthcare in DRC
31 March 2013
(IRIN
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The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year, US$270.7 million project will focus on rebuilding health facilities, training health workers, and supplying drugs and equipment.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97761/Boost-for-healthcare-in-DRC
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Will Somalia get enough rain this year?
28 March 2013
(IRIN
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Parts of southern Somalia are yet to recover from the battering they took in 2010-2011, when severe drought followed excessive rain, and now the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) says insufficient rain may fall in the coming months. "We are concerned - our forecast shows that there is 80 percent probability that rains could trend from normal to below normal across Somalia," said Gideon Galu, a regional FEWS NET scientist based in Africa.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97744/Will-Somalia-get-enough-rain-this-year
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In Congo, thousands still homeless one year after munitions blasts
28 March 2013
(IRIN
),
Thousands of people remain homeless in the Republic of Congo (ROC) one year after being displaced following a deadly munitions blast at an army barracks in the capital, Brazzaville. The 4 March 2012 blast, in the area of Mpila, east of the capital, left some 282 people dead and 2,300 others injured, according to officials.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97751/In-Congo-thousands-still-homeless-one-year-after-munitions-blasts
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Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda “full”
27 March 2013
(IRIN
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Camps in Rwanda hosting thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are running out of space following an influx of people fleeing insecurity in eastern DRC, says a senior government official.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97742/Congolese-refugee-camps-in-Rwanda-full
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Fishing for jobs in Lesotho
27 March 2013
(IRIN
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Tsotleho Befole, 24, travelled from the Lesotho highlands village of Hasephapo-Taunyane to neighbouring South Africa twice in the past year, searching for work in the mines. Both times it proved a wasted journey.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97614/Fishing-for-jobs-in-Lesotho
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