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BUJUMBURA, 15 October 2012 (IRIN) - The imminent return of more than 35,000 Burundians from Tanzania poses major logistical challenges to aid agencies and the densely populated country they fled amid civil war almost 20 years ago. The return could degenerate into a “humanitarian disaster” if they ignore a 31 December deadline to leave willingly and end up being deported en masse.... |
Read more: IRIN Africa | BURUNDI-TANZANIA: A troubled homecoming | Burundi | Tanzania
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NAIROBI, 15 October 2012 (IRIN) - The Kenyan government has issued an alert over possible flash floods in parts of the country following the start of the country's October-to-December short rains, which may be exacerbated by possible mild-to-moderate El Niño conditions.... |
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ATHENS, 15 October 2012 (IRIN) - When Vahid Pejman, a former journalist from Afghanistan, arrived in Greece with his wife and 11-year-old daughter, he anticipated a brief stay before heading somewhere more welcoming.... |
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KAMPALA, 12 October 2012 (IRIN) - The government of Uganda has deployed military personnel to its border with Kenya in a bid to stamp out cross-border cattle rustling.... |
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DHAKA, 12 October 2012 (IRIN) - Activists warn of further restrictions on Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh following recent communal violence.... |
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ATHENS, 12 October 2012 (IRIN) - Three police officers in body armour surround two dark-skinned men on a busy street in Athens, Greece's increasingly restive capital. It is a scene that has been playing out across the city since the launch of a government crackdown on illegal migration two months ago.... |
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MYTILENE, 5 October 2012 (IRIN) - Just as Greece appears to have successfully stemmed the flood of undocumented migrants crossing the land border with Turkey, a new influx of migrants and asylum seekers has started arriving on its eastern Aegean islands.... |
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SKALOCHORI, 5 October 2012 (IRIN) - In the sleepy village of Skalochori on the Greek island of Lesvos, a group of 23 Syrian refugees are eating a hurried meal of donated fish and bread before a police van arrives to detain them.... |
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MOPTI, 5 October 2012 (IRIN) - Teachers, the Ministry of Education and aid agencies are scrambling to provide catch-up classes to thousands of displaced children who fled northern Mali for southern towns to help them graduate this year, while those teachers and families who stayed in the north are doing the same - determined to keep their children learning despite the closure of dozens of public schools and severe changes to the curricula.... |
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ISIOLO, 4 October 2012 (IRIN) - An outbreak of cholera along the Kenya-Somalia border has left dozens dead and many more sick, according to local residents, aid workers and government officials.... |
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