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Tensions are rising between Fulani pastoralists and villagers in the country’s southwest.
19 Feb 15
Despite the dangers, many women shun trained medical help during childbirth.
18 Feb 15
Seed funding, office space and mentoring to help start-ups become viable.
13 Feb 15
After training course, reporters generate radio programmes on the power of the airwaves.
29 Jan 15
Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen appears at the Hague court.
26 Jan 15
Problem of young domestic workers and middlemen stealing from clients has become widespread.
20 Jan 15
Marijuana is outlawed by many governments. In this report, Joe Agbro Jr. examines the state of the war on cannabis in Nigeria.
20 Jan 15
Despite customer complaints, telecoms companies continue to push for more revenue.
7 Dec 14
High-profile failure exposes weaknesses in the way the court runs investigations, but also a lack of international resolve to make it work.
14 Nov 14
Why female participation in politics is so low in Nairobi’s largest slum.
13 Nov 14
Schools and mosques become the focus as Islamic militants seek to exploit local grievances.
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Mosul: Culture and concerts where IS once reigned
For almost three years, while her home city of Mosul was under occupation by so-called Islamic State (IS), Tahani Salih kept a daily diary documenting their crimes.
By Daniella Peled, IWPR Managing Editor
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What was behind the demonstrations that led to the brink of “civil war”?
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The Guardian
The west wanted Aung San Suu Kyi to be a saint. It’s no surprise she is not
The adulation heaped on the Nobel laureate recalled the treatment of Mother Teresa. But her failure to act on the Rohingya crisis has destroyed the myth
By Alan Davis, IWPR Asia & Eurasia Director
