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Army rescues 50 abducted children

[Cote d'Ivoire] Henri Chenal, an Ivorian national, became one of the nation's pioneers in trying to curb the spread of the virus after discovering he was HIV-positive in 1987. A well-known figure in the fight against AIDS, he has appeared on television an Pauline Bax/IRIN
Henri Chenal a fait lui-même l’amère expérience d’une contamination au VIH par voie sanguine.
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    Fifty children who had been abducted by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have been rescued by Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) from various places in the Rwenzori Mountains and the DRC, the semi-official ‘New Vision’ newspaper reported on Wednesday. The children, aged between two and 17, were now undergoing a reorientation course, the report said. It quoted a former chief of staff of the ADF, Christopher Tushabe, as saying that 43 former rebels and captives had also surrendered.

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