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Child marriage threatens future of young Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon
By Kieran Guilbert GADO-BADZERE, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Alone, hungry and traumatised having watched her parents die in war-torn Central African Republic, 14-year-old Koulsoumi believed the worst was behind her when she was taken in by a family in Cameroon after fleeing across the border last year. “They had a man for me to…
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Child marriage threatens future of young Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon
By Kieran Guilbert GADO-BADZERE, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Alone, hungry and traumatised having watched her parents die in war-torn Central African Republic, 14-year-old Koulsoumi believed the worst was behind her when she was taken in by a family in Cameroon after fleeing across the border last year. “They had a man for me to…
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10 facts about Boko Haram and Nigeria’s missing Chibok schoolgirls
The first of more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be rescued from Boko Haram after two years in captivity in northeast Nigeria said on Tuesday that she just wants to go home. In her first interview, Amina Ali spoke to the Thomson Reuters Foundation in the capital of Abuja, where she and her baby…
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10 facts about Boko Haram and Nigeria’s missing Chibok schoolgirls
The first of more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be rescued from Boko Haram after two years in captivity in northeast Nigeria said on Tuesday that she just wants to go home. In her first interview, Amina Ali spoke to the Thomson Reuters Foundation in the capital of Abuja, where she and her baby…
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Alabama Water Park Temporarily Closed After Parasite Found
An Alabama water park has temporarily closed after a parasite that can survive for days in chlorinated water was found in the area, according to park officials. The Spring Valley Beach Water Park in Blountsville, Alabama, was closed this weekend after health officials traced a parasite called cryptosporidium to the park. The microscopic parasite can…
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‘Come home and help’, urges Central African Republic doctor
By Paula Dear BANGUI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When violence erupted in the Central African Republic three years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled the capital Bangui, including most doctors and medical students at the main children’s hospital. As the city descended into chaos, 58-year-old Jean Gody was one of the few doctors who…