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By Catherine Wachiaya in Ogoja When armed men stormed into the remote village in south-west Cameroon, they took Agah Rachel’s husband, levelled a gun on him and pulled the trigger as she looked on. As he fell to the ground, the 27-year-old widow knew she had
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Highlights Between July and September 2019, 2.2 million people, almost 18 percent of the total population, are expected to face severe food insecurity. The projected food insecure caseload is 40 percent higher than the estimate at the beginning of 2019, as drought conditions are severely affecting crop and livestock
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The closing date for the 2019 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (https://www.AWIEForum.org) Awards nominations has been extended to Monday, 10 June 2019. The extension gives more women entrepreneurs an opportunity to enter these prestigious, multi-industry awards, and be recognised for their contribution to Pan-
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched this week a series of consultations to identify ways of ensuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees are better protected against harm, and are able to seek justice and support when they experience violence and discrimination. Echoing the theme chosen
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Le Directeur des Affaires Publiques de l’Ambassade des Etats-Unis d’Amérique près le Bénin, Kanishka Gangopadhyay, la Présidente Directrice Générale de l’organisation IREX, Kristin Lord, et la Ministre de l’Economie Numérique et de la Communication, Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou, ont lancé le programme SHE’s GREAT
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Le Directeur des Affaires Publiques de l’Ambassade des Etats-Unis d’Amérique près le Bénin, Kanishka Gangopadhyay, la Présidente Directrice Générale de l’organisation IREX, Kristin Lord, et la Ministre de l’Economie Numérique et de la Communication, Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou, ont lancé le programme SHE's
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The international community must urgently increase its investment in Ebola response efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before the outbreak escalates further, warns the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Despite some successes in containing the outbreak, there has been an alarming increase in
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Mohamed Yahia Abakar, 42, has lived in West Darfur’s Abu Suruj all his life. The husband, and father of five daughters and eight sons is a descendant of farmers who followed in his family’s footsteps. His village, established in the early 1950s, is home to about 10,050
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MOSES YAKUDU For some, it was a workshop. For others, it was a near-transcendental experience. “We feel empowered, even transformed, by the information received on how to resolve disputes peacefully. We will participate alongside our elders for peace. Only brains work, not weapons,” says Clement Lotao, chairperson of the
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FRANCESCA MOLD A new public opinion survey has found that 89 percent of South Sudanese believe that it is likely that there will be durable peace in the war-ravaged country by the end of this year. The survey, commissioned by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, asked approximately
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BEATRICE MATEGWA/FILIP ANDERSSON A joint team from South Sudan’s government and opposition forces has arrived in South Sudan’s northern town of Bentiu, on a verification mission aimed at removing children from the country’s military ranks. Along with officials from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan,
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Pour la deuxième participation de Mauritius Rugby (www.Mauritius.Rugby) au prestigieux tournoi de Monaco organisé par la fondation Princesse Charlène de Monaco, 12 jeunes joueurs mauricien âge de moins de 12 ans ont revêtit pour la première fois le maillot national. Maurice remporte le Shield Trophy au tournoi de