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Forced Marriages, Too Many Babies Quash Hope for Niger's Girls
Fifteen-year-old Ousseina's dream of becoming a nurse is already over. "For me, school's finished," said the frail teenager who sells eggs by a roadstop in the southern Niger town of Maradi.
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UN Chief Welcomes Return of Burkina Interim Regime
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today the reinstatement of Burkina Faso's interim leader Michel Kafando and transitional institutions after coup leaders stood down.
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Fear, Cash Shortages Hinder Fight Against Ebola Outbreak
West African states lack the resources to battle the world's worst outbreak of Ebola and deep cultural suspicions about the disease remain a big obstacle to halting its spread, ministers said on Wednesday.
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Forced Marriages, Too Many Babies Quash Hope for Niger's Girls
Fifteen-year-old Ousseina's dream of becoming a nurse is already over. "For me, school's finished," said the frail teenager who sells eggs by a roadstop in the southern Niger town of Maradi.
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UN Chief Welcomes Return of Burkina Interim Regime
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today the reinstatement of Burkina Faso's interim leader Michel Kafando and transitional institutions after coup leaders stood down.
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Fear, Cash Shortages Hinder Fight Against Ebola Outbreak
West African states lack the resources to battle the world's worst outbreak of Ebola and deep cultural suspicions about the disease remain a big obstacle to halting its spread, ministers said on Wednesday.
