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| Jul. 12 |
 Somalia |
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Gunmen targeting aid workers 
3 aid workers have been shot over the last day, 2 of them fatally, including Mohamed Mohamud Qeyre, the deputy director of DBG
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| Jul. 6 |
Somalia |
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Gunmen kill U.N. official, wound 2 others |
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| Jun. 30 |
Kenya |
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Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe |
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| Jun. 28 |
Somalia |
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Kidnapped aid workers freed
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Opposition pulls out of election
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| Jun.13 |
Kenya |
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Deadly hunt for 'witches' haunts villagers |
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| Jun.11 |
Kenya |
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Alarm raised for Amboseli lions |
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| Jun.10 |
Somalia |
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Islamist rejects peace deal
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
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Factions sign peace deal| The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country | | |
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Ethiopia |
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'Everyone's starving' in Ethiopia |
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Kenya |
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Safaricom soars on debut
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| Jun.8 |
Somalia |
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Clashes leave at least 10 dead |
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Iraqi PM arrives for talks
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Somalia |
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Leading journalist slain |
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| Jun.4 |
Somalia |
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Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine
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| Jun.3 |
Somalia |
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Somalis: Worsening humanitarian crisis |
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Car bomb blasts Danish embassy
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| May.26 |
 Ethiopia |
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Court sentences Mengistu to death Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991
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| May.19 |
Ethiopia |
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Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger'
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| May.6 |
Somalia |
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Civilians 'routinely targeted' for brutality |
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| May.5 |
Somalia |
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Two die in currency riot
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Officials: rivals face runoff
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| Apr.30 |
Somalia |
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Air raid kills militants Aden Hashi Ayrow, the head of an al-Qaeda-linked group, has been killed in pre-dawn air strike in the central town of Dusamareb
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| Apr.26 |
Somalia |
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Pirates free crew of Spanish boat |
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| Apr.19 |
Somalia |
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82 reported killed in Mogadishu At least 27 people, including 9 Ethiopian soldiers and 7 Islamic militants, were killed in fierce fighting in the Somalian capital
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| Apr.17 |
 Kenya |
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Unity government sworn in Kenya swore in a new Cabinet, split 50-50 between former bitter enemies from opposing parties
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| Apr.14 |
Kenya |
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Report: Gang members killed in protests
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| Apr.13 |
Kenya |
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Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis 
President Kibaki named rival Raila Odinga as prime minister, implementing a power-sharing deal after protracted negotiations
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Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis
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| Mar.28 |
Kenya |
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Kenyan leaders in conflict over Cabinet
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| Mar.25 |
Somalia |
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Relief agencies: Somalia too dangerous
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| Mar.18 |
Kenya |
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Lawmakers passes power-sharing deal
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Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary
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Kenya |
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President pushes peace deal Mwai Kibaki urged the parliament to pass into law a power-sharing deal reached last week aimed at ending the violence
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| Feb.28 |
Kenya |
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Rivals sign power-sharing deal President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga agreed to form a coalition government after weeks of wrangling
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| Feb.26 |
Kenya |
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Poll negotiations suspended
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| Feb.25 |
Kenya |
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Annan threatens to leave talks |
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| Feb.20 |
Kenya |
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Kenya 'at risk of fresh violence' |
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Musharraf party 'lagging in poll'
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| Feb.15 |
Kenya |
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Kenyans to review disputed poll |
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| Feb.8 |
Kenya |
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Deal will create joint government |
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| Jan.31 |
Kenya |
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Talks on hold as lawmaker killed |
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| Jan.30 |
Kenya |
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Police deny shoot-to-kill order |
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| Jan.29 |
Kenya |
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Annan calls for end to violent spiral |
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| Jan.28 |
Kenya |
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Gunmen kill opposition MP |
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Kenya |
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Gangs face off in tribal violence Map of Naivasha Kenya Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha as tensions remained high in the Rift Valley town
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| Jan.27 |
Kenya |
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Tribal hatred fuels more violence
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| Jan.26 |
Kenya |
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Annan hits out at Kenya 'abuses' |
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| Jan.24 |
Kenya |
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Rivals hold 'ice-breaker' talks President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga met for the first time since disputed election, under the auspices of former Kofi Annan
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Palestinians blow up border wall
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World markets plunge on U.S. fears
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| Jan.20 |
Kenya |
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Renewed ethnic clashes |
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| Jan.18 |
Kenya |
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Protesters to mount boycott |
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| Jan.17 |
Kenya |
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Kenya 'turned into killing field' | Opposition leader Odinga has accused the government and the police of turning the country into 'killing fields of the innocent' | | |
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Kenya |
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'7 dead' in Kenyan protests |
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| Jan.16 |
Kenya |
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Protest enters second day |
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Kenya |
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Police shoot protesters
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| Jan.15 |
Kenya |
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Opposition wins two posts
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Kenya |
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Rivals clash over speaker |
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| Jan.11 |
Kenya |
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Kenya faces 3 days of rallies |
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| Jan.7 |
Kenya |
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Kenya diplomatic moves intensify |
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Kenya |
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President Kibaki invites foe to talks
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Iran boats threatened US ships
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Kenya |
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Opposition cancel rally as death toll climbs |
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| Jan.5 |
Kenya |
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Kibaki hints at power-sharing deal |
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| Jan.4 |
Kenya |
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180,000 people displaced
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Kenya |
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New elections called |
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| Jan.3 |
Kenya |
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Opposition plans new rally |
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Kenya |
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Civil unrest damaging Kenya's economy
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Kenya |
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Attorney General calls for vote probe |
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| Jan.2 |
Kenya |
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Water cannon used on march
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Kenya |
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Party to defy protest ban |
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Government delays elections
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| Jan.1 |
Kenya |
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Ethnic violence fears grow |
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Kenya |
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church Map of Eldoret Kenya| A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash. The mob set fire to the church in Eldoret where many people from President Kibaki's Kikuyu tr... | |
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| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124' Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-riggi...
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| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
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Kenya |
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Odinga rejects poll result |
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Kenya |
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Kibaki named victor in Kenya vote |
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| Dec.29 |
Kenya |
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Count halted amid unrest |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.26 |
Kenya |
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Kenyans vote amid fears of fraud |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule
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| Oct.30 |
Somalia |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates |
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
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Aid stopped after kidnap
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| Oct.11 |
East Africa |
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African wars cost billions |
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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| Jun.11 |
Kenya |
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Two killed in Nairobi blast |
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| Jun.5 |
Kenya |
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Deadly shoot-out with sect |
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| Jun.3 |
Somalia |
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PM survives bomb attack |
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| May.5 |
 Cameroon |
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off
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Bombings kill almost 200
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|
| Mar.29 |
Tanzania |
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African leaders side with Mugabe |
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| Mar.21 |
Somalia |
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Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Jan.29 |
Ethiopia |
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African snub to Sudan over Darfur |
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| Jan.12 |
Somalia |
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Official: warlords agree to give up guns |
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| Jan.8 |
Somalia |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects
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| Jan.6 |
Somalia |
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Fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call
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| Jan.2 |
Somalia |
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Prime minister: Major fighting over |
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| Jan.1 |
Somalia |
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Somalia offers Islamists amnesty |
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Somalia |
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Somalia targets Islamists' escape |
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| Dec.31 |
Somalia |
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Militia abandon last major stronghold Islamist militiamen have fled the southern port city of Kismayo, their last major stronghold
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| |
Somalia |
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Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM |
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| Dec.28 |
Somalia |
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Somalia OKs humanitarian flights |
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| |
Somalia |
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Government seeks control |
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| |
Somalia |
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Mogadishu falls to government troops |
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| Dec.27 |
Somalia |
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
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| Dec.26 |
Somalia |
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Islamic forces retreat |
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| Dec.24 |
Somalia |
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Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas Ethiopian forces, committed to defending an interim government holed up in Baidoa, launched airstrikes on against Islamists
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| Dec.21 |
Somalia |
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Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
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Heavy fighting erupts |
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| Dec.12 |
Ethiopia |
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Ex-dictator convicted of genocide |
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
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Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis |
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Somalia |
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Islamist warning for peacekeeper force |
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
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| Sep.24 |
Somalia |
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Islamists seized port of Kismayo |
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| Sep.18 |
Somalia |
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Car bomb attack kills 8 |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech
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| Jul.28 |
Somalia |
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Government minister assassinated |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jun.23 |
Somalia |
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Swedish cameraman shot dead |
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| Jun.14 |
Somalia |
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Islamists capture key town |
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| Jun.5 |
Somalia |
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory Map of Baquba Somalia| An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US | |
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| May.25 |
Somalia |
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Battle intensifies for Mogadishu |
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| May.12 |
Somalia |
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130 dead in fighting
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| Apr.6 |
Djibouti |
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69 dead as ferry capsizes
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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Hamas won elections
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| Jan.23 |
Kenya |
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Many trapped in Nairobi collapse |
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| Nov.5 |
Somalia |
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Cruise ship repels pirates The Seabourn Spirit sailing has beaten back gunmen in speedboats who opened fire
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| Jun.8 |
Ethiopia |
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At least 18 dead in clash
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Huge blast kills ex-PM
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| Jan.9 |
Kenya |
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Historic Sudan peace accord signed
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| Nov.18 |
Kenya |
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Sudan factions pledge to end war |
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| Jul.29 |
Pakistan |
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High-level al Qaeda operative captured |
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| Dec.29 |
Kenya |
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Kibaki declared president
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| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
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12 killed at Israeli-owned hotel |
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Kenya |
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Israeli airliner was target of missile attack |
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| Mar.25 |
Kenya |
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Fire kills 58 children |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people
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