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NAIROBI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) said on Thursday its forces had captured southern Sudan's second city, Wau. The Sudanese government dismissed the claim, saying in a statement on Sudan TV the attack had…

MAPUTO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The death toll from a landslide in central Mozambique last week could reach 143, Minister of State Administration, Alfredo Gamito, said on Thursday. First reports of the disaster in the Milange district near the Malawi…

ICRC NEWS 04 ** SHORT MENU.... SOMALIA: ICRC COMBATS CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN MOGADISHU: Although the deyr, the shorter of Somalia's two rainy seasons, should have long been over by now, rain continues to fall in areas hit by torrential downpours since…

N A T I O N S U N I E S Bureau pour la coordination des affaires humanitaires IRIN - Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no…

December is normally the month when farmers in Ethiopia complete the main-season harvest and when threshing activities are at their peak. This year the process has been delayed by 1 to 2 months by unseasonable torrential rainfall in October…

Although Rift Valley fever has been confirmed in the current outbreak affecting humans and livestock in Kenya and Somalia, it is evident that other causes have contributed to the high rate of haemorrhagic symptoms and deaths among both humans…

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