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BURUNDI: Moise Barekezabe, “Home is home, despite the hardships”

IRIN

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Moise Barekezabe, 40, one of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Burundi, is happy to be back in the country despite living in camps,...

UGANDA: Traditions eroded by years of war

IRIN

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Jackson Ocaya last attended an evening campfire 20 years ago and was nostalgic about the important role such gatherings played in promoting the...

CHAD: State of emergency ends but troubles continue

IRIN

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Hundreds of thousands of Chadians continue to live in displaced camps because of violence in the east and banditry remains rampant in and around the...

SUDAN: Census delayed but politically ‘critical’

IRIN

Sunday, May 27, 2007

A key milestone in Sudans north-south peace process is the census, planned for November this year, but continuing logistical and political...

CONGO: Child trafficking on the rise

IRIN

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Hundreds of children have been trafficked into the Republic of Congo from several West African states, according to the United Nations Childrens Fund...

SOMALIA: Plea to help 12,000 displaced in Bardera

IRIN

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Local authorities in Somalias southwestern town of Bardera, Gedo region, have appealed to international aid agencies to help up to 12,000 displaced...

UGANDA: IDPs begin slow journey home amid concerns over peace process

IRIN

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Basil Odingcom first experienced displacement more than 20 years ago when soldiers stormed Namokora village, home of the then Ugandan president, Tito...

KENYA: Rev William Kebeney: "We need to stop the violence affecting future generations"

IRIN

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Reverend William Kebeney is a cleric working with the Full Gospel Churches of Kenya in Kipsigon, Kopsiro, one of four administrative divisions in the...

SUDAN-UGANDA: Refugee repatriation to gather pace

IRIN

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Voluntary repatriation of Southern Sudanese refugees from Uganda is set to increase with the introduction of a third corridor of return to Eastern...

UGANDA: Talks delayed over accountability questions

IRIN

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Talks aimed at ending two decades of fighting in northern Uganda could not resume on Friday as scheduled because of disagreement over how to handle...