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Somali farmers rejoice at end of militant tax
The farmers in Afgoye, a town on the outskirts of Mogadishu long controlled by Islamist militants, didn't even wait to clear away the bullet casings from last week's battles before filling up trucks with produce to drive into the capital.Farmers here are rejoicing at the taking of Afgoye by African Union peacekeepers on Friday after three days of fighting because they will no longer have to pay up

UN official: Israel slow to relax Gaza blockade
Canberra: The U.N. official responsible for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday that Israel has been too slow to relax its blockade of Gaza, which has devastated the isolated economy and failed to

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Witness in Kenya blast blames bearded man

An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi, injuring at least 33 people, including a woman who blamed the blast on a "bearded man" who left behind a bag shortly

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UN boosts services for Sudanese refugees in South Sudan
The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday it is expanding relief operations for refugees in the Yida camp in South Sudan, where the number of people fleeing conflict in neighbouring Sudan has risen to more than 35,000.

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NHRC seeks solution on Mayanmarese asylum seekers
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Myanmar's rights panel to engage with the government at Yangon to press for a solution to the issue of hundreds of Mayanmarese asylum seekers in India, an official said Friday.

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Official: Over 12,000 Congolese flee to Uganda

More than 12,000 Congolese fleeing violence at home have crossed into Uganda since the end of last year, and Uganda is planning for an influx of up to 30,000 refugees from Congo, an official said

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