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Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 3/10/2015

 
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What dissident's jailbreak means for a tense Burundi

BUJUMBURA, 9 March 2015 (IRIN) - The escape from jail this month of Burundian politician Hussein Radjabu, which was well organised with outside assistance, adds to the uncertainty and tension in the run-up to a presidential election.
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The true cost of media restrictions in Somalia

MOGADISHU, 10 March 2015 (IRIN) - When journalists face constant threats and dangers, as they do in Somalia, humanitarian reporting also suffers and it becomes difficult to hold authorities to account.
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Hungary reacts to migrant influx

LONDON, 9 March 2015 (IRIN) - Soaring numbers of migrants and asylum seekers are using Hungary's border with Serbia as a gateway into the European Union, sparking a backlash from senior Hungarian government officials who said they would crack down on the influx.
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What does the Boko Haram/ISIS alliance mean?

NAIROBI, 10 March 2015 (IRIN) - Nigeria's insurgent group Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad), better known as Boko Haram, has declared allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). While commentators – perhaps some with the benefit of hindsight - say this had been on the cards, what does it actually mean?
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Cautious welcome for new OCHA chief

LONDON, 10 March 2015 (IRIN) - The newly named UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O'Brien will take the reins of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs from Valerie Amos in May. His appointment has been met with cautious optimism, but questions about UN selection processes remain.
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