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February 18, 2008

Africa's Rape Epidemic

by Juliette Terzieff, World Politics Review - Rape has long been a tool of terror for military forces, but in Africa the practice is now spreading to civilian populations, with members of various ethnic groups using it as a weapon against women and young girls of other groups, UNICEF said Feb. 13.

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