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The bizarre killings of albinos in Burundi and Tanzania has evoked deep fear and anxiety in the two countries, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says. In a report, Through Albino Eyes, IFRC says nearly 300 children...
Nov 20 2009
Sierra Leone has launched an initiative to enlist boys as young as 10 as crime-fighting volunteers in Freetown. Police chief Chris Charley said the capital, which is blighted by rampant criminality, would be divided into 860 zones with 10 youth...
Nov 4 2009
Rape and defilement have been documented as the most common violations against women in the East Africa and Great Lakes Region, a scenario that women activists fear could retard development in the region. A review of the types of sexual and...
Aug 31 2009
Three different candidates say they gained the most votes in Sunday’s election to choose a successor to Gabon’s long-time leader Omar Bongo. Mr Bongo’s son, Ali Ben Bongo, veteran opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou and former...
Dec 11 2008
Once, Samson Ndangana earned a decent salary as a teacher. He could afford to pay Z$600,000 for a nice suburban house. He enjoyed a typical middle class lifestyle. His children were enrolled in decent schools. He drove them to school in his own car....