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African countries urged to tackle refugee issues

    NAIROBI

    A three-day OAU conference on refugees, returnees and displaced persons ended in Khartoum on Monday with a call on African countries to tackle the root causes of the problem, PANA news agency reported. An 18-point ‘Khartoum Declaration’, adopted by 42 participating countries, expressed grave concern over the continent’s refugee problems and called for measures to strengthen refugee protection. The declaration also expressed concern over the presence of “armed elements” among civilian refugees and stressed they should be separated in the camps.

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