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Malawi Government, NGOs urged to address inequality to achieve peace between refugees and host communities - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

Traditional leaders surrounding Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa have highlighted deepening social and economic inequalities between refugees and host communities as some of the factors fuelling tension and hatred between refugees and their hosts. Group Village Head (GVH) Chimtengo of Traditional Authority Mkukula has since appealed to the Government of Malawi and its partners to […]

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