reconciliation in mali Hard start for Mali’s new leader See the version of this article published on the IRIN site on September 19, 2013 GAO, Mali — World leaders and others who have pledged to help Mali recover from nearly two years of conflict will gather in the Mali capital, Bamako, today for the official inauguration of the newly elected president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. “I want to reconcile hearts and minds, restore true brotherhood […]
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Pro Wrestling, Senegal Style See original article in The New York Times DAKAR, Senegal — Many called it the biggest match of all time. Others, just the biggest of the season. Either way, it was too big for the limited seating at Demba Diop Stadium here — a fact not lost on those who started lining up outside at 9 a.m., 10 hours before the main event. The marquee combatants arrived in the […]
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aid in haiti, 4 years later Owning your crisis: aid partnerships in Haiti See the version of this article published on the IRIN site on February 21, 2014 PORT-AU-PRINCE – Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, aid agencies were criticized for not doing enough to include or empower local authorities in emergency responses and recovery efforts. Four years later, IRIN has spoken to Haitians, government officials and aid agencies, to see whether this had […]
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videos produced for the open society initiative for west africa “ebola hub”
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