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SWAZILAND: Children in for a better deal
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MBABANE, 23 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - Swaziland has finally got around to drawing up legislation focusing on the protection of children's rights. Full report
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COTE D IVOIRE: Involving children in issues raised by HIV/AIDS
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BOUAKE, 22 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - As co-founder of a shelter for children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Rodrigue Koffi knows that children should never be shut out of the complex problems faced by families living with HIV/AIDS. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: New AIDS threat looms
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CAPE TOWN, 21 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - A rise in HIV infection rates in South Africa's Western Cape Province could be linked to the growing popularity of a relatively new but highly addictive and easily accessible drug, some analysts are beginning to suspect.Full report
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SWAZILAND: AIDS slows school building in rural areas
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MBABANE, 19 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - Deaths of parents from AIDS-related illnesses in rural Swaziland has slowed the rate of school construction, school officials told Prime Minister Themba Dlamini during a visit to the north of the country.Full report
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LIBERIA: 17 UNMIL personnel investigated for sexual misconduct
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MONROVIA, 9 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - The UN Mission in Liberia said it is investigating 17 cases of sexual misconduct by personnel, up from eight cases UNMIL said it was investigating last month.Full report
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LESOTHO: Govt intensifies efforts to help rape survivors
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MASERU, 7 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - The Lesotho government is to improve medical care for sexual violence survivors after rape cases reported in the first three months of this year climbed to almost the total number for 2005. Full report
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MALAWI: More than half the people still living in poverty - new report
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JOHANNESBURG, 2 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - Despite the efforts of the past eight years, little has changed and Malawians are still just as poor as they were, the latest government assessment has revealed. Full report
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UGANDA: Criminal probe recommended in AIDS fund scam
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KAMPALA, 2 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - A Judicial probe into the mismanagement of grants to Uganda from the Geneva-based Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has recommended that former health ministers and other managers of the funds be investigated for possible criminal prosecution.Full report
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SENEGAL: As police crack down on illegal migrants, Spain takes diplomatic action
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DAKAR, 31 May 2006 (IRIN) - As the Senegalese authorities crack down against illegal migrants, destination country Spain has launched a high-profile diplomatic offensive to bolster cooperation with West African leaders.Full report
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NAMIBIA: Curbing HIV/AIDS along a transport corridor
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KATIMA MULILO, 30 May 2006 (IRIN) - "That [a condom] is a traveller's companion, just like the passport," said customs officer Joseph Matroos, pointing to a dispenser at the Ngoma border post in the Caprivi region on Namibia's northeastern border with Botswana.Full report
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