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Libyans in North Africa scared to return home
16 May 2013
(IRIN
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Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98045/Libyans-in-North-Africa-scared-to-return-home
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Cape Town's asylum seekers struggle to get documented
16 May 2013
(IRIN
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When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arrived in South Africa in September 2012, he headed straight for Cape Town, where he knew he would be able to stay with his brother. No one at the border told him that it was no longer possible to apply for asylum in Cape Town.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98051/Cape-Town-s-asylum-seekers-struggle-to-get-documented
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Pastoralism’s economic contributions are significant but overlooked
16 May 2013
(IRIN
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Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet trade between pastoral communities in Africa - much of it informal and illegal - generates an estimated US$1 billion each year, according to a new book published by the Futures Agriculture Consortium.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98052/Pastoralism-s-economic-contributions-are-significant-but-overlooked
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Briefing: Egypt rethinks its subsidy system for the poor
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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The Egyptian government has taken tentative steps towards reducing the roughly US$20 billion subsidy system that supporters say provides vital aid to the one-in-four Egyptians in poverty, and critics say is unsustainable and enriches the corrupt.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98031/Briefing-Egypt-rethinks-its-subsidy-system-for-the-poor
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Quelling xenophobia in South Africa's townships
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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This week marks five years since tensions between foreigners and South Africans living in impoverished communities across the country erupted in xenophobic violence, leaving more than 60 people dead and tens of thousands displaced, their homes and businesses robbed and abandoned.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98035/Quelling-xenophobia-in-South-Africa-s-townships
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Analysis: Helping local aid workers build meaningful careers
13 May 2013
(IRIN
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There has been much talk of decentralizing the northern-centric humanitarian aid sector to give more power to southern staff, but how much has changed over recent years?
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98025/Analysis-Helping-local-aid-workers-build-meaningful-careers
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Analysis: Somali security sector reform
13 May 2013
(IRIN
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At Gashandiga barracks in Mogadishu, Somalia, Pvt Mohamed Sheikh Issak pulled back his military fatigues to show his scarred right shoulder. “I was shot by Al-Shabab when they still controlled half of Mogadishu,” he told IRIN. “I was at home, but they knew I was a soldier.”
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98028/Analysis-Somali-security-sector-reform
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Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa
10 May 2013
(IRIN
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Academics and government, military and civil society representatives gathered for a conference in the Senegalese capital this week to assess the interplay between development and violent extremism in West Africa, with some participants suggesting that underdevelopment, marginalization and weak governance create a breeding ground for militancy.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98012/Understanding-the-causes-of-violent-extremism-in-West-Africa
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Briefing: The UN’s integrated mission in Somalia
10 May 2013
(IRIN
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Following the unanimous adoption of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution setting up an integrated mission in Somalia, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) will be set up for an initial one-year period beginning on 3 June; it will be based in the capital Mogadishu.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98015/Briefing-The-UN-s-integrated-mission-in-Somalia
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Analysis: Getting governments to cough up for DRR
9 May 2013
(IRIN
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Investing in preparation for potential disasters is a “no brainer”, Elizabeth Longworth, director of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), told a recent disaster risk reduction (DRR) conference in Aqaba, Jordan.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98003/Analysis-Getting-governments-to-cough-up-for-DRR
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