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Police smash 'al Qaeda'. Nigeria Violence in Delta expands into gang war. Nigeria First S Leone war crime sentences. Sierra Leone 3-year-old freed by kidnappers. Nigeria Girl recovers after kidnap  Nigeria: British girl Margaret Hill is reported to be in good health except for mosquito bites Kidnappers free UK girl   Nigeria: Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released 3-year-old Margaret Hill who was held hostage for four days 'Threat to kill' missing UK girl   Nigeria: Kidnappers who seized a 3-year-old have threatened to kill her unless her father agrees to take her place Three-year-old seized

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Oil pipeline attacked  Nigeria: The militants have blown up an oil pipeline near Chevron's Escravos oilfields. The attack prompted it to shut down onshore production Militants claim pipeline attack  Nigeria: A main group behind a string of recent attacks in southern oil region has sabotaged another pipeline. ExxonMobil reported workers on strike   Witness in Taylor war crimes trial in hiding   UN Tribunal: A key insider witness who testified against Taylor has gone into hiding after being threatened for giving evidence at the war crimes trial Gunmen target Israeli embassy. Mauritania   Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels'   UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President concealed banned weapons and ammunition in rice bags before distributing them to rebels fighting in Sierra Leone Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link'


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  Mauritania: Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda

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  Nigeria: Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta
BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed Jun.29 Rocket fired at PM plane
  Ivory Coast: A rocket has been fired at a plane carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who was not hurt in the attack
Jun.20 First S Leone war crimes verdicts
  Sierra Leone: Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war
Jun.11 Hostages released in Niger Delta. Nigeria Jun.4   Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial   UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is calling war crimes trial in The Hague a 'charade' in a letter read by his lawyer who later walked out May.25 Foreigners seized. Nigeria May.8   4 Americans seized  Nigeria: Gunmen seized 4 more workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled southern petroleum-producing region Apr.21 Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ   Nigeria: An attempt to crash a truck bomb into national election HQ failed. The driver jumped out of the fuel tanker. The truck veered into a lamp po... Feb.8 Militants hold more hostages   Nigeria: MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is holding 24 Filipino hostages Jan.28 Militants sprung gang leader from jail. Nigeria Jan.17 Militants free Italian  Nigeria: The militants have released an oil worker seized last month from a terminal in the Niger Delta

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Madrid bomb shatters ETA cease-fire
Dec.28 Togo legalizes abortion in rape, incest Nov.22 Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue  Nigeria: Nigerian troops tried to free 7 foreigners abducted from an offshore oil field Jun.20     Taylor on way to Hague for trial
   UN Tribunal: Former Liberian was on a plane on his way to stand trial on 11 war crimes charges
Jun.15 UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor. London May.7 Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread' Apr.3 Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes. Sierra Leone Taylor appears in war crimes case  Sierra Leone: Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court Mar.29 Taylor sent to war crimes court. Sierra Leone Mar.28 War crimes suspect Taylor missing. Nigeria Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze

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Aug.2   U.N. finds mass graves  Ivory Coast: A human rights team has found 3 mass graves with at least 99 bodies in northern rebel stronghold of Korhogo Mar.9 War crimes tribunal opens. Sierra Leone

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Dec.4 Charles Taylor wanted by Interpol
. Liberia Nov.7 US 'offers Charles Taylor bounty'. Nigeria Aug.18   14 European hostages released  Mali: 9 Germans, 4 Swiss and a Dutchman were among 32 taken hostage by Algerian Islamic extremists in the Sahara Aug.13 Hungry Liberians storm port Jul.9 Nigeria would shield Taylor from trial Jun.4 Arrest warrant for President Taylor  Liberia: Liberian President has been indicted for war crimes by a United Nations-backed court Mar.9 French confirm Ivory Coast killings Jan.26 Anti-French riots. Ivory Coast

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Aug.19 Woman loses stoning death appeal
. Nigeria

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Dec.24 Minister shot dead; Troops deployed
. Nigeria Oct.14 Riots engulf city  Nigeria: Hundreds of non-Muslims have fled to safety after 2 days of anti-U.S. protests left 16 people dead Sep.11 Religious fighting killed 165. Nigeria Apr.12 Ship with 250 child slaves. Benin

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Dec.4 State of emergency after violence
. Ivory Coast 17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion

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Rocket fired at PM plane




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2007
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  Ivory Coast: A rocket has been fired at a plane carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who was not hurt in the attack
2001 Dec.24 Minister shot dead; Troops deployed. Nigeria



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2001 Sep.11 Religious fighting killed 165
. Nigeria



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2008 Apr.25 Militants claim pipeline attack  Nigeria: A main group behind a string of recent attacks in southern oil region has sabotaged another pipeline. ExxonMobil reported workers on strike 2007 Apr.21 Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ   Nigeria: An attempt to crash a truck bomb into national election HQ failed. The driver jumped out of the fuel tanker. The truck veered into a lamp po...



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2008 Feb.28   Witness in Taylor war crimes trial in hiding   UN Tribunal: A key insider witness who testified against Taylor has gone into hiding after being threatened for giving evidence at the war crimes trial Jan.10   Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels'
   UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President concealed banned weapons and ammunition in rice bags before distributing them to rebels fighting in Sierra Leone 2007 Jul.19 First S Leone war crime sentences. Sierra Leone Jun.20 First S Leone war crimes verdicts
  Sierra Leone: Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war
Jun.4   Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial
   UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is calling war crimes trial in The Hague a 'charade' in a letter read by his lawyer who later walked out 2006 Jun.20   Taylor on way to Hague for trial
   UN Tribunal: Former Liberian was on a plane on his way to stand trial on 11 war crimes charges
Jun.15 UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor. London Apr.3 Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes. Sierra Leone Apr.3 Taylor appears in war crimes case  Sierra Leone: Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court Mar.29 Taylor sent to war crimes court. Sierra Leone 2004 Mar.9 War crimes tribunal opens. Sierra Leone 2003 Dec.4 Charles Taylor wanted by Interpol. Liberia Nov.7 US 'offers Charles Taylor bounty'. Nigeria Jul.9 Nigeria would shield Taylor from trial Jun.4 Arrest warrant for President Taylor  Liberia: Liberian President has been indicted for war crimes by a United Nations-backed court 2002 Aug.19 Woman loses stoning death appeal. Nigeria



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2008 Jun.21 Oil pipeline attacked  Nigeria: The militants have blown up an oil pipeline near Chevron's Escravos oilfields. The attack prompted it to shut down onshore production Jan.31 Gunmen target Israeli embassy
. Mauritania 2007 Dec.25 Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link'
  Mauritania: Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda
Nov.12 Police smash 'al Qaeda'. Nigeria Jan.28 Militants sprung gang leader from jail. Nigeria 2006 Nov.22 Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue  Nigeria: Nigerian troops tried to free 7 foreigners abducted from an offshore oil field



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2004 Aug.2 U.N. finds mass graves  Ivory Coast: A human rights team has found 3 mass graves with at least 99 bodies in northern rebel stronghold of Korhogo 2003 Mar.9 French confirm Ivory Coast killings
2000 Dec.4 State of emergency after violence. Ivory Coast



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2007 Jul.13 3-year-old freed by kidnappers
. Nigeria Jul.9 Girl recovers after kidnap  Nigeria: British girl Margaret Hill is reported to be in good health except for mosquito bites Jul.8 Kidnappers free UK girl   Nigeria: Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released 3-year-old Margaret Hill who was held hostage for four days Jul.5 'Threat to kill' missing UK girl   Nigeria: Kidnappers who seized a 3-year-old have threatened to kill her unless her father agrees to take her place Jul.5 Three-year-old seized
  Nigeria: Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta
Jun.11 Hostages released in Niger Delta. Nigeria May.25 Foreigners seized. Nigeria May.8 4 Americans seized  Nigeria: Gunmen seized 4 more workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled southern petroleum-producing region Feb.8 Militants hold more hostages   Nigeria: MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is holding 24 Filipino hostages Jan.17 Militants free Italian  Nigeria: The militants have released an oil worker seized last month from a terminal in the Niger Delta 2003 Aug.18 14 European hostages released  Mali: 9 Germans, 4 Swiss and a Dutchman were among 32 taken hostage by Algerian Islamic extremists in the Sahara 2001 Apr.12 Ship with 250 child slaves. Benin



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2003 Jan.26 Anti-French riots
. Ivory Coast 2001 Oct.14 Riots engulf city  Nigeria: Hundreds of non-Muslims have fled to safety after 2 days of anti-U.S. protests left 16 people dead



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2003 Aug.13 Hungry Liberians storm port




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2006 Dec.28 Togo legalizes abortion in rape, incest
May.7 Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread'