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Is this the end of decades of violence?

Islamic separatists and the Philippine government cut a deal to end 40 years of war [more]

Is this the end of decades of violence?

Too selfish, stupid or lazy to make a difference?

No, no and no. Watch Dave Meslin remove the obstacles between citizens and change ...

Somalia: democracy brings hope for women

New constitution promises to make female circumcision illegal ...

UK launches 'anti-rape unit'

Team of experts to investigate rapes in war zones. It's a first. Now others must join ...

Rising from the ashes

Mogadishu's long-shuttered National Theatre is open again, bringing back art to a war-torn city ...

No tax please, we're foreign

Sorry, that's not going to work: India forces multinationals to pay what they owe ...

How do you turn bullets into beads?

A partnership between American and Ethiopian women creates beauty from the waste of war ...

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