Underage fighters drawn into Iraq’s bloody sectarian war

Glimpses of the savagery of this sectarianism have multiplied as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an al Qaeda splinter group which aims to carve out a Caliphate in the heart of the Middle East, captured a string of north and central Iraqi cities in June.

>The war in Iraq was not over when the United States withdrew from the country in 2011. The US just pretended that it was. Like it or not, its departure left a diplomatic and security vacuum that contributed to the crisis unfolding there.

Underage Marriages Remain Persistent
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TRADITIONS are so powerful in many parts of Tanzania, especially among the Wamasai, Wakurya, and Wachagga in the north; the Wahehe and Wamakonde in the south; and the Wahaya in the west. Traditions also die hard in central Tanzania mainly among ...

One in five teenagers are sexually active in Kenya, according to its Ministry of Health.

Despite specific rules banning the transfer of underage footballers, the BBC has found evidence of African boys as young as 14 being trafficked to Asia.

As jihadists storm through the Sunni heartlands of Iraq towards Baghdad, where a Shiite government they regard as heretic clings on, they have lifted the veil on deep sectarianism which has also stoked the fires of Syria’s civil war and is spilling over into vulnerable mosaic societies such as Lebanon.

The city centre here yesterday was once again rocked by violence as small traders commonly known as machinga, fiercely protested authorities’ decision to demolish their stalls along Makoroboi Street.

Central African Republic's humanitarian crisis could worsen

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Fears of delays, sectarian violence as Tanzania prepares referendum
RFI
Tanzania's referendum on a new constitution could be delayed due to debate over Islamic courts and practical difficulties, analysts warn, with fears of sectarian violence as President Jakaya Kikwete fears that peace is threatened. Tanzania's draft constitution ...
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Tanzania to spend $14 billion on railways, eyes regional hub statusEconomic Times
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