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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?
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How a city in Tanzania holds the key to peace in Burundi*
14 Jan 2016NAIROBI, 13 January 2016 (IRIN) - At some stage, both sides in Burundi’s increasingly bloody...
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Seeking post-poll stability in Guinea-Bissau
16 Jan 2014DAKAR, 16 January 2014 (IRIN) - Guinea-Bissau will hold elections on 16 March to end yet another...
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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...
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Improving Africa’s governance, before it’s too late
15 Dec 2011Peer review opening avenues for citizen engagement
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Ghana takes African governance exam
15 Oct 2006While Ghana is an “oasis of peace and tranquility” in West Africa and is moving increasingly...