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Silence endangers girls

ZIGUINCHOR – Girls’ safety hinges on families’ willingness to speak out about sexual violence, researchers in Senegal’s southern Casamance region said at the release of a study that reveals widespread violence against girls aged 10 to 13.

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Confronting aid challenges in volatile Casamance

DAKAR, 19 October 2009 (IRIN) – Aid agencies are evaluating the needs of families recently displaced by armed conflict in Casamance, southern Senegal. Some of the displaced persons have joined families who were themselves forced out of their villages a decade ago.

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