Tag Archives: Refugees International

Why Mali is a Strategic Minefield for the Security Council

December 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mark Leon Goldberg Ed note. This is a special guest post by Michael Boyce of Refugees International The Islamist insurgency taking place in northern Mali is one of the main drivers of recent displacement in that country. So far, roughly 400,000 … read more »

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Humanitarian Aid and Security in Somalia: Separate, But Still Unequal?

February 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Melanie Teff, Refugees International On Thursday, an impressive group of world leaders lead by Prime Minister David Cameron gathered at Lancaster House to discuss Somalia. But like many international conferences before it, the outcome was known well in advance … read more »

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Somalia’s Mother Teresa Fights Famine

June 25, 2011 by benim

Children in a safe haven in Somalia are starving as droughts make conditions in the war-torn area worse. Eliza Griswold speaks to the women who run the camp.   Last March, at The Daily Beast’s Women in the World summit, … read more »

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South Sudan needs more aid for returnees-relief groups

January 5, 2011 by benim

South Sudan’s weak fledgling administration could be overwhelmed by people returning home to the newly independent state, threatening to cause conflict unless more aid is provided, relief groups said on Wednesday. A 2005 north-south peace deal ended Africa’s longest civil … read more »

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