Africa History: Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 5/8/2015

Saturday 9 May 2015

Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 5/8/2015

	humanitarian news and analysis

Table of contents
1. Beyond the body counts: Why murder rates matter to humanitarians
2. Rescued! From shipwreck to safety

Beyond the body counts: Why murder rates matter to humanitarians

NEW YORK, 8 May 2015 (IRIN) - Murder statistics can speak volumes about a country and help guide humanitarian intervention. That's the idea behind the Homicide Monitor, an online data visualisation tool launched this week. We delve beyond the headline figures.
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Rescued! From shipwreck to safety

CATANIA, 8 May 2015 (IRIN) - Horrifying footage emerged on Tuesday showing dozens of migrants desperately trying to escape their deflating dingy and climb aboard a cargo ship that had come to their rescue, just south of Sicily.
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