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| Aug.6 |
Mauritania |
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Rengade officers stage coup| Army officers upset with overtures toward Islamic hard-liners staged a coup, overthrowing the first government to be freely elected in 20 years | |
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| Mar.13 |
Senegal |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal| Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries | |
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| Feb.10 |
Ghana |
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Egypt won a record sixth Africa Cup Defending champions won an Africa Cup of Nations with a fully-deserved victory over Cameroon
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| Jan.31 |
Mauritania |
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Gunmen target Israeli embassy 6 men traded fire with embassy guards before shouting 'Allah Akbar' as they fled the scene. Some people were wounded
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| Dec.25 |
Mauritania |
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Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link'| Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda | |
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| Nov.6 |
Mauritania |
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Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard Dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe spent 3 weeks at sea and threw 50 bodies overboard after the vessel lost power
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| Apr.15 |
Darfur |
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African Union peacekeeper killed Gunmen killed a Ghanaian military officer and hijacked his car within yards of the AU mission's headquarters
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| Feb.12 |
Mauritania |
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Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore 400 African and Asian migrants began disembarking from a battered freighter intercepted by the Spanish coastguard
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| Feb.7 |
Mauritania |
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Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter Hundreds of Asian and African migrants spent their 6th day aboard as Spain tried to convince African countries to take them in
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| Feb.5 |
Mauritania |
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Mauritania refuses migrant boat A boat of about 200 migrants most believed to be from Pakistan, was waiting off the coast
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| May.5 |
Nigeria |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
| The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces and the disarmament of the pro-government militia. 2 smaller rebel groupings rejected it
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Nigeria |
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Possible deal brings new hope The rebel group has tentatively agreed to a deal with the government during talks in Abuja
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| May.4 |
Nigeria |
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Darfur peace pact remains elusive Talks in Abuja, Nigeria passed another deadline
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| May.2 |
Nigeria |
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New deadline for Darfur agreement The deadline has again been extended for rebel and Sudanese government to sign a deal ending the conflict
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| Apr.30 |
Nigeria |
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Darfur peace talks extended African Union mediators were extending by 48 hours a deadline for the peace parley's end
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| Apr.29 |
Nigeria |
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Pressure grows for Darfur peace African Union negotiators are increasing pressure on all sides in the conflict to meet the deadline for a deal
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| Mar.29 |
Ghana |
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Eyes to the sky as eclipse sweeps globe A total solar eclipse cast a shadow from eastern Brazil, across Africa and tracked on to the Middle East
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| Mar.12 |
Spain |
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200 immigrants intercepted Spanish authorities have intercepted more than 208 immigrants were travelling in four boats within 24 hours
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| Mar.8 |
Mauritania |
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300 African migrants drown a month
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| Mar.6 |
Mauritania |
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40 migrants drown off Africa The migrants heading for Spain's Canary Islands drowned when their boats sank
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| Dec.19 |
Mauritania |
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Capsized migrant boat 'kills 30' Rescuers plucked 14 people from the hull of a motorised canoe, which overturned in strong winds
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| Aug.3 |
Mauritania |
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Officers 'seize power'| Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council | |
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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Sudan, Darfur rebels sign agreement The parties to peace talks signed a declaration of principles, a breakthrough in negotiations
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| Jun.8 |
Mauritania |
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Rebel leader killed as coup fails Forces loyal to president killed Col. Lamine Ouhd Ndeiane who was attempting to stage a coup and ended the mutiny
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