Amid reports that the Janjaweed militia is violating the ceasefire in the Darfur region of Sudan, even crossing into Chad on a mission of rape and killing, the humanitarian catastrophe is deepening. In dozens of refugee camps, women, children and men are critically malnourished and thirsty for clean water. According to the World Health Organisation, central and west Africa are on the brink of a massive polio epidemic
(photos: AFP)

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