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Australia |
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Rio Tinto signs mining deal with Chinalco
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Nigeria |
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Acting president dissolves cabinet Goodluck Jonathan became acting president in February amid the continuing illness of President Umaru Yar'Adua
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| Mar. 8 |
Nigeria |
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 Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds   Map of Jos Nigeria| The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town. Troops have now been deployed in the area and... | |
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| Mar. 7 |
Nigeria |
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Attack on town kills more than 100 The attacks in the town of Dogo Nahauwa, just south of Jos, resembled earlier outbreaks of ethno-religious violence
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| Mar. 6 |
Togo |
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Togo president 'wins re-election'
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| Feb. 23 |
Nigeria |
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President Umaru Yar'Adua 'returns home'
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| Feb.18 |
Niger |
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Military coup ousts president Map of Niamey Niger The president has been captured after a gun battle. The country was now being led by a the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
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Jonathan becomes acting president
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| Jan.31 |
Angola |
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Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup
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| Jan.23 |
Nigeria |
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150 reported killed in violence
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Angola |
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Togo football team bus attacked
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Guinea |
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Guinea leader survives attack
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Guinea |
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Massacre toll put at 157
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| Jul.30 |
Nigeria |
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Captured leader of militant sect is dead
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Nigeria |
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Islamist attacks spread
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Nigeria |
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Rebels announce 'truce'
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 Australia |
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 Rio Tinto signs mining deal with Chinalco The Anglo-Australian mining company has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore mine in West Africa
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Nigeria |
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Acting president dissolves cabinet| Goodluck Jonathan became acting president in February amid the continuing illness of President Umaru Yar'Adua | |
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| Mar. 10 |
Nigeria |
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Violence fed by ethnic, economic issues
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| Mar. 9 |
Nigeria |
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Security chief replaced after massacre
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| Mar. 8 |
Nigeria |
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 Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds Map of Jos Nigeria The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town
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| Mar. 7 |
Nigeria |
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President puts forces on alert
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Nigeria |
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Attack on town kills more than 100 Map of Jos Nigeria| The attacks in the town of Dogo Nahauwa, just south of Jos, resembled earlier outbreaks of ethno-religious violence | |
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Togo |
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Togo president 'wins re-election' The current president Faure Gnassingbe, son of a late dictator, has won re-election in a disputed vote, electoral authorities say
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Niger |
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Coup leaders name transit. Government
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| Feb. 23 |
Nigeria |
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President Umaru Yar'Adua 'returns home' Ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua has returned home secretly after three months' medical treatment in Saudi Arabia
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| Feb. 19 |
Guinea |
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ICC: killings 'crime against humanity' |
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| Feb.18 |
Niger |
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Military coup ousts president Map of Niamey Niger| The president has been captured after a gun battle. The country was now being led by a the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy | |
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Niger |
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Military halts nation's constitution
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
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Jonathan becomes acting president Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has become acting president, after weeks of political uncertainty over the absence of its ailing leader
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| Jan.31 |
Angola |
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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.30 |
Togo |
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Togo banned for leaving Africa Cup |
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| Jan.29 |
Nigeria |
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Nigeria militants end truce in Niger Delta |
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| Jan.23 |
Nigeria |
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150 reported killed in violence Armed men attacked Kuru Karama in central Nigeria, 'killing many as they tried to flee and burning many others alive'
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| Jan.11 |
Nigeria |
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Ailing President Yar'Adua breaks silence
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| Jan.10 |
Angola |
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Togo fly home as Africa Cup begins
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| Jan.9 |
Togo |
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Togo withdraws from African Cup |
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| Jan.8 |
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
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USA |
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Nigerian charged over plane bomb plot |
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| Dec.29 |
Nigeria |
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Suspect's father met with CIA |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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Father alerted US about plane bomber |
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Detroit |
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Nigerian accused of attacking US plane |
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| Dec.3 |
Guinea |
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Guinea leader survives attack Moussa Dadis Camara, the military leader of the nation, was shot and wounded in an attack on his presidential convoy
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| Sep.29 |
Guinea |
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Massacre toll put at 157 Human rights groups have had reports of soldiers bayoneting people and women being stripped and raped in the streets during the protest
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| Sep.20 |
Ivory Coast |
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Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts |
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| Sep.8 |
West Africa |
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600,000 hit by flooding
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| Jul.31 |
Nigeria |
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Row over militant killing
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| Jul.30 |
Nigeria |
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Captured leader of militant sect is dead Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of a fundamentalist Islamist sect who was initially reported captured by the Nigerian military, is dead
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| Jul.29 |
Nigeria |
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Islamist fighters 'flee' |
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| Jul.28 |
Nigeria |
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Hunt for Nigerian Islamist sect |
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| Jul.27 |
Nigeria |
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Security boosted in north Nigeria |
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Nigeria |
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Islamist attacks spread Map of Borno State Nigeria 15 people have been killed after militants staged three attacks in northern Nigeria, taking the total killed in two days of violence to 150
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Guinea-Bissau |
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Guinea-Bissau votes for new president |
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| Jul.19 |
Mauritania |
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Aziz declares win in vote |
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| Jul.14 |
Nigeria |
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Rebels announce 'truce' The main rebel group in Niger Delta is to observe a 60-day ceasefire in its attacks on the oil industry
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UN Tribunal |
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Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations |
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| Jul.11 |
Ghana |
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Obama speaks of hopes for Africa |
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| Jul.10 |
Ghana |
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Obama's trip sends message to Africa
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| Jun.8 |
Nigeria |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims |
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| Mar.18 |
Gambia |
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1,000 seized in 'witch-hunt' |
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| Mar.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
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President shot dead Renegade soldiers have shot dead Joao Bernardo Vieira as a revenge, after the army chief of staff died in an explosion a few hours earlier
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| Jan.3 |
Ghana |
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Opposition leader wins poll |
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| Dec.26 |
Guinea |
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Coup-hit Guinea burying ex-leader |
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| Dec.25 |
Guinea |
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Coup leader offers safety guarantee |
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| Dec.24 |
Guinea |
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Coup leaders tighten grip |
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Guinea |
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Coup leaders order curfew |
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| Dec.23 |
Guinea |
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Coup leaders name council |
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Guinea |
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Coup as president dies An army captain announced what appeared to be a military coup, but the prime minister later said the government was functioning
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| Dec.18 |
Nigeria |
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Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children |
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| Nov.29 |
Nigeria |
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Riots kill hundreds |
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| Nov.15 |
Burkina Faso |
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At least 60 die in bus crash |
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| Aug.6 |
Mauritania |
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Rengade officers stage coup |
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| Apr.25 |
Nigeria |
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Oil firms cut output |
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| Mar.13 |
Senegal |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal |
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| Jan.8 |
UN Tribunal |
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Horror recounted at Taylor trial |
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| Jan.7 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor war crimes trial resumes
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire |
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| Dec.25 |
Mauritania |
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Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link' |
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa
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| Aug.3 |
Sierra Leone |
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Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing |
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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Three-year-old seized |
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| Jun.29 |
Ivory Coast |
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Rocket fired at PM plane |
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| Jun.20 |
Sierra Leone |
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First S Leone war crimes verdicts |
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| Apr.23 |
Nigeria |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election
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| Apr.22 |
Nigeria |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call |
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| Apr.20 |
Nigeria |
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Ballots 'not in country' |
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| Jan.26 |
Guinea |
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President Lansana Conte 'to cede powers' |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
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| Dec.18 |
Senegal |
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Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die
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| Nov.2 |
Beijing |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit |
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| Oct.29 |
Nigeria |
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Sultan among crash dead Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames
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| Jun.20 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor on way to Hague for trial |
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| May.12 |
Nigeria |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200
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| May.5 |
Nigeria |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia
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| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
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Deadly bird flu found
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| Jan.18 |
Ivory Coast |
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President calls for calm
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| Jan.16 |
Liberia |
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First Africa woman leader sworn in
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| Dec.10 |
Nigeria |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
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African leaders name Konan Banny as PM
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| Nov.11 |
Liberia |
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Protesters face tear gas |
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| Nov.10 |
Liberia |
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Johnson-Sirleaf claims presidential win
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| Oct.23 |
Nigeria |
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No survivors in crash |
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| Oct.22 |
Nigeria |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff
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| Oct.11 |
Liberia |
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Counting begins in poll |
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| Aug.3 |
Mauritania |
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Officers 'seize power' |
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| Jul.18 |
Niger |
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Children starving to death
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| Feb.5 |
Togo |
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President Eyadema dies
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| Nov.10 |
Ivory Coast |
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Foreigners flee Ivory Coast |
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| Nov.6 |
Ivory Coast |
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France attacks Ivorian airbase |
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| Oct.10 |
Nigeria |
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Fuel price strike starts |
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| Aug.2 |
Ivory Coast |
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U.N. finds mass graves |
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| Aug.18 |
Liberia |
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Liberia, rebels sign peace deal |
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| Aug.17 |
Liberia |
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Rebels to take role in interim government |
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| Aug.11 |
Liberia |
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Taylor quits under pressure
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| Aug.4 |
Liberia |
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Peace force arrives |
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| Jul.28 |
Liberia |
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Rebels capture port city of Buchanan |
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| Jul.26 |
Liberia |
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Liberians die in church mortar hit |
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| Jul.22 |
Liberia |
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'600 die' as battle rages
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| Jul.21 |
Liberia |
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Battle rages: '50 dead' |
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| Jul.20 |
Liberia |
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Rebels shell diplomatic neighborhood |
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| Jun.21 |
Nigeria |
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105 killed in oil blast |
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| Jun.17 |
Liberia |
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Liberian foes sign ceasefire |
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| Jun.8 |
Liberia |
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Rebels push into capital |
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| Apr.22 |
Nigeria |
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Obasanjo won re-election by landslide |
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| Feb.2 |
Nigeria |
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'Many dead' in Lagos blast |
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| Nov.26 |
Nigeria |
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Miss World reporter faces fatwa |
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks| The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm | |
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| May.4 |
Nigeria |
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Aircraft with 75 people crashed |
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| Jan.28 |
Nigeria |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump
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| Jan.16 |
Nigeria |
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General strike |
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| Oct.14 |
Nigeria |
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Riots engulf city |
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| Sep.11 |
Nigeria |
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Religious fighting killed 165 |
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| May.9 |
Ghana |
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125 killed in soccer crush |
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| Jan.7 |
Ivory Coast |
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Dissident soldiers seize radio station |
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| Dec.30 |
Ghana |
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Ghana: Kufuor becomes president |
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