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1. Getting it right in post-conflict Mali
2. Analysis: Where is the state in North Kivu?

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Getting it right in post-conflict Mali BAMAKO/MOPTI, 9 August 2013 (IRIN) - Billions of dollars of foreign aid are poised for release following Mali’s successful transition to a democratically elected president. But before donors turn on the aid spigot, they should reconsider how aid is channelled in Mali, to mitigate the misappropriation of funds that exacerbated the conflict in the first place. Read report online

Analysis: Where is the state in North Kivu? GOMA, 9 August 2013 (IRIN) - Three years ago when Jean*, 41, applied for a license to open a hardware shop in Goma, capital of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he had to pay a fee of US$1,500 to the General Tax Directorate, and the whole process took a year. Read report online