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Train crash 'kills 33' in Democratic Republic of Congo 
Map of Buyofwe Lualaba Congo Radio Okapi said that the train caught fire after crashing into a ravine. It was carrying flammable material
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Scores killed in truck crash CAR: At least 77 people have been killed after a lorry loaded with passengers and goods crashed in the Central African Republic
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| Jun.8 |
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Rhino kills Hungarian conservationist in Rwanda Krisztián Gyöngyi who played a key role in reintroducing the eastern black rhino to Rwanda has been killed by one of the animals, a wildlife...
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Ebola: WHO declares outbreak in DR Congo At least one person has died after contracting the virus in the country's north-east
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Congo: Boat collision on lake kills at least 27 people 2 boats were going in opposite directions between Inongo and Bokoro and to avoid fog, rerouted, leading to the collision
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| Nov.4 |
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S. Sudan plane crash: Dozens killed near Juba airport. Southern Sudan
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| Sep.17 |
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South Sudan oil tanker blast 'kills 170'. Southern Sudan
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Thousands risk starvation after government blockades Nile. Southern Sudan
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| Feb.14 |
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Up to 100 feared missing after boats collide on Congo River
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| Dec.23 |
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Congo boat sinks on river, dozens feared dead
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| Dec.14 |
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129 drown after boat sinks on lake Congo: The true toll of the disaster is not known. 129 bodies have been recovered and there are 232 known survivors. The MV Mutambala was a private...
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| Nov.15 |
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Ebola: DR Congo says its outbreak is over
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| Sep.9 |
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Baby boy with eight limbs progressing well after operation. Uganda
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| Aug.26 |
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UN helicopter shot down in South Sudan, official says. Southern Sudan
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| Aug.24 |
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DR Congo confirms two Ebola deaths Map of Equateur Congo Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say two people have died from Ebola in the country's north-west
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| Aug.18 |
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Elephant poaching deaths reach tipping point in Africa
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| Jul.2 |
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Millions at risk in South Sudan. Southern Sudan
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| May.11 |
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Deadly stampede at DR Congo match |
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| Apr.23 |
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Dozens dead after train derails in Congo |
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| Mar.24 |
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Dozens of Congolese refugees 'killed in boat accident' |
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| Feb.21 |
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Flooding kills nearly 70 in Burundi |
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| Feb.11 |
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Flooding kills 50 in Burundi after torrential rains |
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| Feb.10 |
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CAR faces threat of food crisis |
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| Feb.1 |
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'Food needed' for 3.7m in S Sudan |
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| Jan.25 |
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Many dead in DR Congo blast caused by lightning An explosion at an arms depot in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 20 people, UN officials say
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| Jan.14 |
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Hundreds said killed in ferry accident fleeing South Sudan fighting Southern Sudan: Between 200 and 300 women and children who were fleeing fighting drowned when an overloaded ferry overturned on the White Nile River
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| Aug.7 |
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Cameroon athletes go missing at Olympics. London
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| Mar.4 |
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Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 
Map of Brazzaville Congo| A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 123 people and wounded hundreds more in in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo | |
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| Jul.29 |
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80 die in ferry accident Congo: The ferry was laden with people and cargo traveling from western Bandundu province
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| Jul.4 |
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Mourning declared after tanker blast Congo: The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared two days of mourning for the victims of the oil tanker explosion that killed more than 230 peo...
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| Jul.3 |
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Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves Congo: The bodies of some of the scores of people killed in a fuel truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been buried in mass gra...
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Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion Map of South Kivu Congo Congo: At least 230 people were killed and 190 injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded. It was attempting to overtake a bus
| The truck, travelling from Tanzania, overturned in the village of Sange near the eastern border. The fuel spread through the village before exploding
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| Jul.19 |
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Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate
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| Sep.5 |
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All bodies from plane crash found. Congo
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| May.2 |
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Air crash kills Sudanese minister. Southern Sudan
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| Apr.16 |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo| Congo: Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market. There were charred bodies amid the wreckage that had not been removed. The DC-9, operated by Hewa Bora airline... | |
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| Apr.15 |
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Air crash kills more than 80. Congo
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| Feb.3 |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0
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| Oct.4 |
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Plane crash kills 30 Map of Kinshasa Congo Congo: The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff
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| Aug.27 |
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Crash kills 72 soldiers. Uganda
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| May.7 |
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Flight 507 engine failure a focus. Cameroon
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| May.6 |
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Kenyan airline wreckage found. Cameroon
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| May.5 |
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon Cameroon: Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off
| The plane took off from Cameroon's commercial center of Douala en route to Nairobi
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| Mar.23 |
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Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned Cameroon: A boat carrying 150 passengers sank off the port of Kribi on Atlantic coast
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| Mar.8 |
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Church roof collapse kills 27. Uganda
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| Dec.5 |
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Deaths, injuries reported in quake. Congo
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| Nov.29 |
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Dozens die in train crash. Congo
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| Oct.24 |
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Africa Aids orphans 'may top 18m'
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| Jul.17 |
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Plane crashes. Equatorial Guinea
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| Feb.18 |
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Plague outbreak kills 60. Congo
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| Nov.27 |
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Boat tragedy 'kills 200'. Congo
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| Jun.26 |
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Footballer Foe died during game. France
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| May.9 |
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Passengers sucked out of plane Congo: The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead
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| Jul.18 |
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60 die in bus crash. Uganda
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| Jan.21 |
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Volcano survivors risk poisoning |
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| Jan.20 |
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Congo: Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| Jan.19 |
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Half of the city has been burned Map of Goma. Congo| Congo: Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | |
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| Jan.18 |
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Aid agencies battle volcano disaster |
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Volcano kills 45 people Map of Goma Congo Congo: Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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| May.3 |
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50 feared dead as ferry sinks |
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.20 |
Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Congo: Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.3 |
Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0
| 2005 |
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| Dec.5 |
Deaths, injuries reported in quake. Congo
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| 2017 |
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| Jul.5 |
Scores killed in truck crash CAR: At least 77 people have been killed after a lorry loaded with passengers and goods crashed in the Central African Republic
| 2015 |
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| Sep.17 |
South Sudan oil tanker blast 'kills 170'. Southern Sudan
| 2007 |
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| Aug.27 |
Crash kills 72 soldiers. Uganda
| 2002 |
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| Jul.18 |
60 die in bus crash. Uganda
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| 2017 |
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| May.12 |
Ebola: WHO declares outbreak in DR Congo At least one person has died after contracting the virus in the country's north-east
| 2014 |
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| Nov.15 |
Ebola: DR Congo says its outbreak is over
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| Sep.9 |
Baby boy with eight limbs progressing well after operation. Uganda
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| Aug.24 |
DR Congo confirms two Ebola deaths Map of Equateur Congo Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say two people have died from Ebola in the country's north-west
| 2005 |
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| Feb.18 |
Plague outbreak kills 60. Congo
| 2003 |
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| Jun.26 |
Footballer Foe died during game. France
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| 2016 |
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| Jun.12 |
Congo: Boat collision on lake kills at least 27 people 2 boats were going in opposite directions between Inongo and Bokoro and to avoid fog, rerouted, leading to the collision
| 2015 |
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| Feb.14 |
Up to 100 feared missing after boats collide on Congo River
| 2014 |
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| Dec.23 |
Congo boat sinks on river, dozens feared dead
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| Dec.14 |
129 drown after boat sinks on lake Congo: The true toll of the disaster is not known. 129 bodies have been recovered and there are 232 known survivors. The MV Mutambala was a private...
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| Mar.24 |
Dozens of Congolese refugees 'killed in boat accident' |
|
| Jan.14 |
Hundreds said killed in ferry accident fleeing South Sudan fighting Southern Sudan: Between 200 and 300 women and children who were fleeing fighting drowned when an overloaded ferry overturned on the White Nile River
| 2010 |
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| Jul.29 |
80 die in ferry accident Congo: The ferry was laden with people and cargo traveling from western Bandundu province
| 2006 |
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| Mar.23 |
Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned Cameroon: A boat carrying 150 passengers sank off the port of Kribi on Atlantic coast
| 2003 |
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| Nov.27 |
Boat tragedy 'kills 200'. Congo
| 2001 |
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| May.3 |
50 feared dead as ferry sinks |
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.21 |
Volcano survivors risk poisoning |
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| Jan.19 |
Half of the city has been burned Map of Goma. Congo| Congo: Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | |
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| Jan.18 |
Aid agencies battle volcano disaster |
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| Jan.18 |
Volcano kills 45 people Map of Goma Congo Congo: Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.7 |
Cameroon athletes go missing at Olympics. London
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.19 |
Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate
| 2005 |
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| Oct.24 |
Africa Aids orphans 'may top 18m'
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| 2014 |
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| Jul.2 |
Millions at risk in South Sudan. Southern Sudan
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| Feb.21 |
Flooding kills nearly 70 in Burundi |
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| Feb.11 |
Flooding kills 50 in Burundi after torrential rains |
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| 2014 |
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| May.11 |
Deadly stampede at DR Congo match |
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| 2017 |
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| Jun.8 |
Rhino kills Hungarian conservationist in Rwanda Krisztián Gyöngyi who played a key role in reintroducing the eastern black rhino to Rwanda has been killed by one of the animals, a wildlife...
| 2014 |
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| Aug.18 |
Elephant poaching deaths reach tipping point in Africa
|
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| 2015 |
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| Nov.4 |
S. Sudan plane crash: Dozens killed near Juba airport. Southern Sudan
| 2014 |
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| Aug.26 |
UN helicopter shot down in South Sudan, official says. Southern Sudan
| 2008 |
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| Sep.5 |
All bodies from plane crash found. Congo
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| May.2 |
Air crash kills Sudanese minister. Southern Sudan
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| Apr.16 |
Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo| Congo: Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market. There were charred bodies amid the wreckage that had not been removed. The DC-9, operated by Hewa Bora airline... | |
|
| Apr.15 |
Air crash kills more than 80. Congo
| 2007 |
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| Oct.4 |
Plane crash kills 30 Map of Kinshasa Congo Congo: The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff
|
| May.7 |
Flight 507 engine failure a focus. Cameroon
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| May.6 |
Kenyan airline wreckage found. Cameroon
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| May.5 |
Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon Cameroon: Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off
| The plane took off from Cameroon's commercial center of Douala en route to Nairobi
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| 2005 |
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| Jul.17 |
Plane crashes. Equatorial Guinea
| 2003 |
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| May.9 |
Passengers sucked out of plane Congo: The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead
|
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| 2006 |
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| Mar.8 |
Church roof collapse kills 27. Uganda
|
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.1 |
Thousands risk starvation after government blockades Nile. Southern Sudan
| 2014 |
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| Feb.10 |
CAR faces threat of food crisis |
|
| Feb.1 |
'Food needed' for 3.7m in S Sudan |
|
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| 2017 |
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| Nov.12 |
Train crash 'kills 33' in Democratic Republic of Congo Map of Buyofwe Lualaba Congo Radio Okapi said that the train caught fire after crashing into a ravine. It was carrying flammable material
| 2014 |
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| Apr.23 |
Dozens dead after train derails in Congo |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.29 |
Dozens die in train crash. Congo
|
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| 2014 |
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| Jan.25 |
Many dead in DR Congo blast caused by lightning An explosion at an arms depot in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 20 people, UN officials say
| 2012 |
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| Mar.4 |
Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 Map of Brazzaville Congo| A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 123 people and wounded hundreds more in in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo | |
| 2010 |
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| Jul.4 |
Mourning declared after tanker blast Congo: The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared two days of mourning for the victims of the oil tanker explosion that killed more than 230 peo...
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| Jul.3 |
Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves Congo: The bodies of some of the scores of people killed in a fuel truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been buried in mass gra...
|
| Jul.3 |
Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion Map of South Kivu Congo Congo: At least 230 people were killed and 190 injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded. It was attempting to overtake a bus
| The truck, travelling from Tanzania, overturned in the village of Sange near the eastern border. The fuel spread through the village before exploding
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