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Made in Dadaab: Mihiyo and her family. Photo: Moulid Hujale/IRIN

The refugee camp that became a city

22 Jan 2016

When Halima Abdi fled the civil war in Somalia with her young daughter, she hoped her stay across the border in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp would be short-lived.Twenty-five years on, her...

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Can the UN patch things up in Congo?

15 Jan 2016
KINSHASA, 15 January 2016 (IRIN) - A year ago, the Congolese army and MONUSCO, the UN peacekeeping...
How a city in Tanzania holds the key to peace in Burundi*

14 Jan 2016
NAIROBI, 13 January 2016 (IRIN) - At some stage, both sides in Burundi’s increasingly bloody...
Seeking post-poll stability in Guinea-Bissau

16 Jan 2014
DAKAR, 16 January 2014 (IRIN) - Guinea-Bissau will hold elections on 16 March to end yet another...
Influencing policy is ‘not a numbers game’

19 Jul 2013
“If you want to be influential in the political arena, you need to influence policy,” Betty Kaari...
Improving Africa’s governance, before it’s too late

15 Dec 2011
Peer review opening avenues for citizen engagement
Ghana takes African governance exam

15 Oct 2006
While Ghana is an “oasis of peace and tranquility” in West Africa and is moving increasingly...