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| Yesterday |
Nigeria |
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100 killed in pipeline fire  Flames from a ruptured fuel pipeline swept through homes and a school in a village, killing about 100 people and injuring 20 others
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| Apr. 25 |
Nigeria |
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Oil firms cut output Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production
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| Mar.13 |
Senegal |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal
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Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip
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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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63 died from forest fires
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| Yesterday |
Nigeria |
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100 killed in pipeline fire Map of Lagos Nigeria| Flames from a ruptured fuel pipeline swept through homes and a school in a village, killing about 100 people and injuring 20 others | |
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| Apr. 25 |
Nigeria |
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Oil firms cut output| Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production | |
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Nigeria |
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Militants claim pipeline attack
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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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Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip
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UN Tribunal |
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Witness in Taylor war crimes trial in hiding |
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| Feb.23 |
Nigeria |
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Legal blow for senator |
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| Feb.15 |
Benin |
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Bush begins Africa trip
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| Feb.10 |
Ghana |
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Egypt won a record sixth Africa Cup |
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Rebels withdraw from capital
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| Feb.3 |
Ghana |
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Agogo puts Ghana into semifinals |
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| Jan.12 |
Nigeria |
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At least 30 die in fuel tanker blast |
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| Jan.10 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels' |
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Bush in Israel amid tight security
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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' Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda
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| Dec.22 |
Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast's disarmament begins |
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EU leaders sign key reform treaty
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| Dec.6 |
Liberia |
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Mass graves found |
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| Oct.10 |
Nigeria |
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Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria
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| Sep.20 |
West Africa |
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African floods prompt aid appeal |
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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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63 died from forest fires
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| Aug.10 |
Sierra Leone |
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S Leone poised for landmark polls
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| Aug.3 |
Sierra Leone |
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Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing
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| Jul.20 |
Ivory Coast |
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UN probes 'abuse' |
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| Jul.9 |
Nigeria |
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Girl recovers after kidnap |
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| Jul.8 |
Nigeria |
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Kidnappers free UK girl
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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'Threat to kill' missing UK girl |
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Nigeria |
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Three-year-old seized
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed
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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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| Jun.4 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial |
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Fighting kills at least 14
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| Apr.24 |
Nigeria |
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President says elections not fatally flawed |
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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. The electoral commission chief said Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party had 24,638,063 votes against 6,605,299 for Muh... | |
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| Apr.22 |
Nigeria |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call
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| Apr.21 |
Nigeria |
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Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ |
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| Apr.20 |
Nigeria |
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Ballots 'not in country'
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| Apr.16 |
Nigeria |
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Court puts poll in doubt |
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| Apr.13 |
Nigeria |
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Security tight for polls |
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship
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| Feb.10 |
Guinea |
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Street demonstrators shot |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact
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Nigeria |
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Militants hold more hostages |
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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 A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days
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Chavez wins by wide margin
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| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
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Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue |
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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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| Sep.30 |
Nigeria |
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Dam collapse floods town |
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Plane lost over Amazon
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| Sep.15 |
Ivory Coast |
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Protesters beat ex-minister |
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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 Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
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| May.7 |
Liberia |
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Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread' |
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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
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| Apr.30 |
Nigeria |
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Darfur peace talks extended |
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Three bombs rip through resort
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| Apr.20 |
Nigeria |
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Nigeria settles Paris Club debt |
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| Apr.18 |
Nigeria |
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President offers Delta boost |
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| Apr.10 |
Ghana |
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120 feared dead as boat capsizes |
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| Apr.3 |
Sierra Leone |
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Taylor appears in war crimes case |
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
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 Taylor on flight back to Liberia Former Liberian President was captured while trying to flee his home in exile as he tried to cross into Chad
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Kadima wins at polls
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| Feb.18 |
Nigeria |
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16 die in cartoon protests |
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| Feb.12 |
Nigeria |
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Fears bird flu has spread to humans |
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
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Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull |
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| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
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 Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Jan.18 |
Ivory Coast |
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President calls for calm Laurent Gbagbo has called for his supporters to end violent protests against foreign targets in the main city
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| Jan.16 |
Liberia |
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First Africa woman leader sworn in
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| Dec.13 |
Nigeria |
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2 airlines grounded |
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Nigeria |
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Parents mourn 50 crash children |
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| Dec.11 |
Nigeria |
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Families seek crash dead |
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| Dec.10 |
Nigeria |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed A passenger jet crashed on landing at the airport in the city of Port Harcourt. At least 56 people were killed
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
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African leaders name Konan Banny as PM
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Sharon to quit Likud party
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| Nov.11 |
Liberia |
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U.N. sends 'signal' to Taylor |
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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 A win would make Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Africa's first-ever elected female leader if it is officially certified
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57 killed in 3 hotel blasts
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| Oct.23 |
Nigeria |
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No survivors in crash
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Nigeria |
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Confusion surrounds crash |
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| Oct.22 |
Nigeria |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos
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| Oct.11 |
Liberia |
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Counting begins in poll
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| Oct.10 |
Liberia |
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Liberia poised for historic vote |
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| Sep.12 |
Niger |
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Food aid is 'misdirected' |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Aug.24 |
Niger |
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UN chief promises aid |
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| Aug.9 |
Niger |
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President denies hunger claims |
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| Aug.3 |
Niger |
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Lucky few get food |
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Mauritania |
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Officers 'seize power'
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| Jul.30 |
Niger |
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Aid reaches relief centres |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town
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| Jul.18 |
Niger |
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Children starving to death 3.6m people in Niger face severe food shortages caused by a drought and a plague of locusts
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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Sudan, Darfur rebels sign agreement |
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| Feb.6 |
Togo |
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MPs pave way for new leader |
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| Feb.5 |
Togo |
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President Eyadema dies Gnassingbe Eyadema, Africa's longest serving ruler, has died and was replaced by his son, Faure
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| Dec.23 |
Nigeria |
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'20 die' in fuel blaze |
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Arafat died
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Ivory Coast |
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Foreigners flee Ivory Coast |
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| Nov.7 |
Ivory Coast |
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President calls for calm |
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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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| Oct.1 |
Nigeria |
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Cease-fire reached with rebels |
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Glittering opening for Olympics
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| Aug.2 |
Ivory Coast |
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U.N. finds mass graves |
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| Jul.31 |
Nigeria |
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Polio campaign restarted |
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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| Aug.18 |
Mali |
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14 European hostages released |
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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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10,000 dead in heat wave
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| Aug.11 |
Liberia |
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Taylor quits under pressure President has stepped down as demanded by the US and West African leaders -- 14 years after leading a rebellion
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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.25 |
Liberia |
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Bush orders troops to positions off Liberia |
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| Jul.22 |
Liberia |
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 '600 die' as battle rages Defense minister backed Kofi Annan's call for action by the international community
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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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| Jul.7 |
Senegal |
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Bush begins landmark Africa tour |
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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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| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
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Miss World leaves Nigeria for London |
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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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Half of the city has been burned
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| Jan.16 |
Nigeria |
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General strike |
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Euro mark celebrations
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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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Intifada started by Sharon visit
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