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Angola vigil crush at Luanda stadium kills 10 Map of Luanda Angola Ten people have been crushed to death and 120 injured in Angola as they tried to enter an overcrowded stadium for a New Year's Eve vigil
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| Sep.2 |
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Angola's ruling party declared election winner| The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) was declared the winner of weekend elections after taking 73% of the vote | |
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| Sep.1 |
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Angola's ruling party leads in early results With almost 70% of the vote counted, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) had almost 75% of the vote
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| Aug.25 |
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China 'gangsters' deported from Angola Angola has extradited 37 Chinese nationals, accused of extortion, kidnappings, armed robberies and running prostitution rings
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| Jan.31 |
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Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup| Egypt win their third Africa Cup of Nations title in a row, after beating Ghana, 1-0 | |
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| Jan.28 |
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Football: Egypt and Ghana reach final
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| Jan.25 |
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Holders Egypt beat Cameroon
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| Jan.24 |
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Algeria beat much-fancied Ivory Coast 3-2
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| Jan.16 |
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Holders Egypt cruise into quarterfinals
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| Jan.10 |
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Mali in stunning comeback
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Togo fly home as Africa Cup begins Togo's withdrawal from the Africa Cup of Nations was confirmed as the tournament got under way in Angola
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| Jan.9 |
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Togo 'will play in Africa Cup of Nations'
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Togo withdraws from African Cup Togo's national soccer side is pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations after the deadly machine-gun attack on its team bus
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| Jan.8 |
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Africa Cup of Nations to go ahead The organisers say it will take place despite the attack on the Togolese football team in the host country, Angola
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Togo football team bus attacked Map of Cabinda Angola A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
| 9 people were wounded -- 8 Togolese and one Angolan. The bus driver was killed in the attack and three others were injured. The assistant coach of Togo's national soccer team is among the victims of Friday's machine-gun attack
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| Oct.27 |
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Angola arms traffickers convicted. Paris
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| Mar.22 |
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Pope Mass draws big crowds Map of Luanda Angola Hundreds of thousands gathered to hear to Benedict XVI give an open-air Mass, a day after a deadly stampede at another event
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| Mar.20 |
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Pope urges more for poor
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| Mar.12 |
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Rabies outbreak kills 83 children World Health Organization: A severe rabies epidemics has claimed the lives of at least 83 children within three months in the capital
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| Sep.8 |
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Rivals accept MPLA victory| Unita, largest opposition party, has said it accepts the results of parliamentary elections. MPLA have 82% of the vote and the Unita 10.5% | |
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| Mar.31 |
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24 died in building collapse About 180 people are believed to have been in the 6-story building served as headquarters for police detectives
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| Jan.20 |
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12 killed as plane hits mountains Rescue workers have recovered 12 bodies from the wreckage of a twin-engine plane that crashed during bad weathe
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| Nov.22 |
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400 hit by bromide poisoning World Health Organization: Nearly 400 people, mostly children, have fallen ill in Angola with elevated levels of bromide in their systems
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| May.17 |
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Worst cholera outbreak
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| Apr.28 |
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Ebola-like disease kills 253 people Medical experts were confident the world's worst outbreak of the killer virus would soon be reined in
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| Apr.12 |
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214 cases of Marburg reported World Health Organization: efforts to educate residents are appearing to be having an effect
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| Apr.11 |
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Fear fuels Marburg virus outbreak
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| Apr.8 |
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Deadly Ebola-like virus spreads A death toll from the Marburg virus has climbed to 173 and 4 more countries have been placed on alert
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| Apr.3 |
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Marburg death toll climbs The death toll from an outbreak of the rare virus has risen sharply to 146 people
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| Mar.27 |
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Ebola-like virus death toll rises
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| Aug.30 |
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WHO: Angola warned of AIDS danger
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| Aug.3 |
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Military wing of UNITA disband
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| Jun.3 |
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Helicopter crash kills general
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| Apr.4 |
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Ceasefire signed
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| Apr.3 |
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Angola to end civil war
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| Mar.15 |
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Military meets Unita rebels
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| Feb.23 |
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Angola urged to back peace Warring parties are being urged to seize the opportunity presented by the death of veteran rebel Savimbi
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Savimbi's death confirmed The rebel movement Unita has confirmed the death of its veteran leader, whose bullet-riddled body has been shown on TV
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| Feb.22 |
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Rebel leader killed The Angolan authorities say Jonas Savimbi is killed in fighting between Angolan army forces and his Unita rebels
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| Aug.10 |
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Train attack killed 152| The train hit a mine and was then attacked by gunmen who shot screaming passengers | |
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| Jun.21 |
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Total Solar Eclipse. Zambia
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| Dec.21 |
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UNITA assisted by arms traffickers
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