The Portuguese-speaking island nation, located off the coast of Senegal, is widely regarded as one of Africa’s strongest democracies, standing out in a region increasingly affected by coups and political instability.
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[Agenzia Fides] Bujumbura -- Fuel and fertilizer shortages, a scarcity of foreign currency and problems with electricity supplies. These were the main concerns regarding Burundi's economic and social situation raised by Msgr. Joachim Ntahondereye, Bishop of Muyinga, President of ...
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[Dabanga] Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad have urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to speed up its proceedings, saying its failure to arrest those accused of crimes in Sudan is encouraging further violations. A delegation from the International Criminal Court, comprisi...
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[allAfrica] Geneva -- The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday of a deepening crisis that has caused tens of thousands of people to flee from Nigeria to neighbouring Niger and Benin, where problems of malnutrition and disease are surfacing....
