Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 2/8/2015

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Table of contents 1. Boko Haram facing mounting regional military pressure 2. Sex crimes up amid Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone 3. IRIN's Top Picks: Development dependency, Invisible Children and refugees 4. Softly, softly: the humanitarian schemes aimed at countering Boko Haram 5. How UK detention policy worsens migrants' mental health 6. Dire conditions for Malawi's flood survivors Boko Haram facing mounting regional military pressure ABUJA , 4 February 2015 (IRIN) - Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon launch coordinated attacks against Boko Haram as the African Union meets to discuss the details of its proposed 7,500-strong taskforce. The militant Islamist group is facing assaults on multiple fronts. Is the tide starting to turn in what is now a regional conflict? Read report online Sex crimes up amid Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone KENEMA, 4 February 2015 (IRIN) - Reports that rates of sexual assault and teenage pregnancy have soared in Sierra Leone since the start of the Ebola outbreak have prompted the government to plan a raft of measure to protect girls and the UN to investigate the scale of the increase. Read report online IRIN's Top Picks: Development dependency, Invisible Children and refugees DUBAI, 5 February 2015 (IRIN) - Our top picks of this week's recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you keep on top of global crises. Read report online Softly, softly: the humanitarian schemes aimed at countering Boko Haram ABUJA , 6 February 2015 (IRIN) - Northeast Nigeria faces the dual challenges of tackling Boko Haram and deeply ingrained poverty. Now the government and some private philanthropists are implementing programmes to counter both, creating economic opportunities and providing humanitarian support as antidotes to the appeal of militancy. Read report online How UK detention policy worsens migrants' mental health LONDON, 6 February 2015 (IRIN) - This month, the UK parliament is due to release findings of an inquiry into the detention of migrants and asylum seekers, prompted by high profile incidents of sexual abuse and deaths. Unlimited immigration detention contributes to – and can even cause – lasting mental health problems among detainees. Read report online Dire conditions for Malawi's flood survivors BANGULA, 6 February 2015 (IRIN) - For those who have lost everything in southern Malawi's Chikwawa District, just getting the next meal is now the priority. Read report online

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