November
November
November
- Burundi
Land shortage a problem for returnees
While the United Nations High Commission for Refugees is set to repatriate thousands of Burundian refugees back to their country from neighbouring Tanzania, Refugees International and the African Center for Technology Studies have called for a hold of plans until access to land issues are first sorted out.Henry Neondo - Angola
War, Peace and Diamonds in Angola
This paper examines to what extent the modalities of diamond production established in a time of war continue to influence the conduct of the industry today.The lesson from Angola today is that a notional peace is no guarantee that the exploitation of diamond resources will be done in a way that respects basic human rights. The author suggests that perhaps it is time to re-think the idea of what constitutes a ’blood diamond’.J. Pearce.( review by Eldis Reporter) - Uganda
The forgotten crisis
Life in the IDP camps has sunk to unprecedented proportions as the LRA rebels continue to wage war, abducting, killing and maiming civilians.Grace Candiru - Action and Contacts
Report highlights youth needs
The youth in Kenya lack sufficient knowledge about the church and its teachings, as many may have stopped at the catechism level.Zachary Ochieng - Kenya
Bearing the brunt of regional conflicts
Being an island of peace in a sea of conflict, Kenya has always found herself host to thousands of refugees fleeing the vicious ethnic strife that afflict the Horn of Africa and the Great lakes Region.Fred Oluoch Editorial
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