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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
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| Apr.25 |
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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
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| Feb.28 |
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 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
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| Jan.31 |
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Gunmen target Israeli embassy. Mauritania
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| Jan.10 |
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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
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| Dec.25 |
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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 | |
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| Nov.12 |
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Police smash 'al Qaeda'. Nigeria
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| Aug.8 |
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Violence in Delta expands into gang war. Nigeria
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| Jul.19 |
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First S Leone war crime sentences. Sierra Leone
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| Jul.13 |
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3-year-old freed by kidnappers. Nigeria
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| Jul.9 |
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 Girl recovers after kidnap Nigeria: British girl Margaret Hill is reported to be in good health except for mosquito bites
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| Jul.8 |
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Kidnappers free UK girl  Nigeria: Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released 3-year-old Margaret Hill who was held hostage for four days
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| Jul.5 |
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'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
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 Three-year-old seized | Nigeria: Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta | | |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed
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| Jun.29 |
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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 | |
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| Jun.20 |
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First S Leone war crimes verdicts| Sierra Leone: Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war | |
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| Jun.11 |
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Hostages released in Niger Delta. Nigeria
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| Jun.4 |
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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
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| May.25 |
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Foreigners seized. Nigeria
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| May.8 |
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4 Americans seized Nigeria: Gunmen seized 4 more workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled southern petroleum-producing region
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| Apr.21 |
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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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| Feb.8 |
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 Militants hold more hostages Nigeria: MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is holding 24 Filipino hostages
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| Jan.28 |
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Militants sprung gang leader from jail. Nigeria
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| Jan.17 |
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 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
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| Dec.28 |
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Togo legalizes abortion in rape, incest
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| Nov.22 |
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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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| Jun.20 |
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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 | | |
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| Jun.15 |
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UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor. London
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| May.7 |
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Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread'
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| Apr.3 |
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Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes. Sierra Leone
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Taylor appears in war crimes case Sierra Leone: Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court
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| Mar.29 |
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Taylor sent to war crimes court. Sierra Leone
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| Mar.28 |
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War crimes suspect Taylor missing. Nigeria
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Aug.2 |
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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
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| Mar.9 |
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War crimes tribunal opens. Sierra Leone
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| Dec.4 |
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Charles Taylor wanted by Interpol. Liberia
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| Nov.7 |
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US 'offers Charles Taylor bounty'. Nigeria
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| Aug.18 |
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 14 European hostages released Mali: 9 Germans, 4 Swiss and a Dutchman were among 32 taken hostage by Algerian Islamic extremists in the Sahara
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| Aug.13 |
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Hungry Liberians storm port
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| Jul.9 |
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Nigeria would shield Taylor from trial
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| Jun.4 |
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Arrest warrant for President Taylor Liberia: Liberian President has been indicted for war crimes by a United Nations-backed court
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| Mar.9 |
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French confirm Ivory Coast killings
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| Jan.26 |
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Anti-French riots. Ivory Coast
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| Aug.19 |
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Woman loses stoning death appeal. Nigeria
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| Dec.24 |
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Minister shot dead; Troops deployed. Nigeria
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| Oct.14 |
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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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| Sep.11 |
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Religious fighting killed 165. Nigeria
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| Apr.12 |
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Ship with 250 child slaves. Benin
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| Dec.4 |
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State of emergency after violence. Ivory Coast
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17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion
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| 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 | |
| 2001 |
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| Dec.24 |
Minister shot dead; Troops deployed. Nigeria
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| 2001 |
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| Sep.11 |
Religious fighting killed 165. Nigeria
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| 2008 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| Jul.19 |
First S Leone war crime sentences. Sierra Leone
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | | |
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| Jun.15 |
UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor. London
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| Apr.3 |
Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes. Sierra Leone
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| 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
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| Mar.29 |
Taylor sent to war crimes court. Sierra Leone
| 2004 |
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| Mar.9 |
War crimes tribunal opens. Sierra Leone
| 2003 |
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| Dec.4 |
Charles Taylor wanted by Interpol. Liberia
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| Nov.7 |
US 'offers Charles Taylor bounty'. Nigeria
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| Jul.9 |
Nigeria would shield Taylor from trial
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| Jun.4 |
Arrest warrant for President Taylor Liberia: Liberian President has been indicted for war crimes by a United Nations-backed court
| 2002 |
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| Aug.19 |
Woman loses stoning death appeal. Nigeria
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| 2008 |
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| 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
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| Jan.31 |
Gunmen target Israeli embassy. Mauritania
| 2007 |
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| 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 | |
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| Nov.12 |
Police smash 'al Qaeda'. Nigeria
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| Jan.28 |
Militants sprung gang leader from jail. Nigeria
| 2006 |
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| 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 |
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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
| 2003 |
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| Mar.9 |
French confirm Ivory Coast killings
| 2000 |
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| Dec.4 |
State of emergency after violence. Ivory Coast
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.13 |
3-year-old freed by kidnappers. Nigeria
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| Jul.9 |
Girl recovers after kidnap Nigeria: British girl Margaret Hill is reported to be in good health except for mosquito bites
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | | |
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| Jun.11 |
Hostages released in Niger Delta. Nigeria
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| May.25 |
Foreigners seized. Nigeria
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| May.8 |
4 Americans seized Nigeria: Gunmen seized 4 more workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled southern petroleum-producing region
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| Feb.8 |
Militants hold more hostages Nigeria: MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is holding 24 Filipino hostages
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| Jan.17 |
Militants free Italian Nigeria: The militants have released an oil worker seized last month from a terminal in the Niger Delta
| 2003 |
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| 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 |
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| Apr.12 |
Ship with 250 child slaves. Benin
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.26 |
Anti-French riots. Ivory Coast
| 2001 |
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| 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 |
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| Aug.13 |
Hungry Liberians storm port
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.28 |
Togo legalizes abortion in rape, incest
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| May.7 |
Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread'
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