Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 6/4/2015

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Table of contents 1. Photo feature: Forty Years a Slave: Women start new lives in Mauritania 2. Fleeing insecurity and cholera, Burundians pour into Uganda Photo feature: Forty Years a Slave: Women start new lives in Mauritania NOUAKCHOTT, 4 June 2015 (IRIN) - Haratine women in Mauritania, who have long been enslaved by other lighter-skinned ethnic groups, continue to face many hardships even after being set free. Some of these former female slaves are now speaking out about their past ordeals and new lives. Read report online Fleeing insecurity and cholera, Burundians pour into Uganda KAMPALA, 4 June 2015 (IRIN) - Thousands of Burundian refugees have made their way to Uganda, having fled insecurity at home and a cholera outbreak in Tanzania. Ugandan officials say they are struggling to cope with the influx. Read report online

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