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NAIROBI - Five days of fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have left residents without food, cut off from their homes and unable to bury their dead, civil society leaders in the city said. full report






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ETHIOPIA: “No woman should die while giving life” campaign makes headway

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In Brief: Zimbabwe food security remains precarious

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MOZAMBIQUE: Floods could aggravate seasonal cholera


Flood situation "under control"
NIGERIA: Trafficking convictions up but progress slow

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MADAGASCAR: Struggling to reach cyclone-hit villages

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MOZAMBIQUE: Flood situation "under control"
Analysis: Poll puts Rwanda under scrutiny
MOZAMBIQUE: Floods force evacuation
SOMALIA: Abdullahi Aden Ali, "From IDP to city trader"
DRC-UGANDA: Aid workers battle to help "forgotten" refugees
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DRC: US, UN accuse forces of "crimes against humanity"
NAIROBI, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - Government troops - the FARDC - in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are to blame for much of the epidemic of sexual violence in the east of the country, according to US and UN reports detailing war crimes and possible crimes against humanity by various groups there.
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HAITI: US remittances keep the homeland afloat
NEW YORK, 11 March 2010 (IRIN) - Haiti's economy depends on the estimated US$1.5 billion a year in remittances sent home by its million-strong diaspora. Dilip Ratha, lead economist at the World Bank, said the figure could be even higher, accounting for perhaps half the national income.
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CHAD: Wipe out corruption, wipe out polio
DAKAR, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - It costs more to vaccinate a child in Chad against polio - almost 70 US cents per child - than in any other country in the world at risk of polio outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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UGANDA: Health fears follow deadly mudslides
BUKALASI , 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - Rose Nakhayetse is lucky to be alive, but her ordeal is far from over. Having narrowly escaped last week’s deadly landslides in eastern Uganda, she and thousands of others are facing fresh dangers.
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CHAD: Hungry season sets in early
DAKAR, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - The poorest households in Chad will find themselves with no food reserves in the coming weeks, according to the US famine early warning systems network, FEWSNET.
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