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 Food crisis destroys progress in Africa The Africa Progress Panel : Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million into poverty
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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 airlines, tore through a crowded marketplace in the Birere neighborhood before breaking apart and bursting into flames
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Air crash kills more than 80 Congo: The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board
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19 schoolgirls die in blaze Uganda: The fire erupted in their dormitory. Authorities also found the bodies of 2 adults in the ashes of the blaze at Buddo Junior School
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| Mar.19 |
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Ranger held over gorilla killings Congo: A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas
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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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| Nov.1 |
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'Dual epidemic' threatens Africa A rising number of infections with HIV and tuberculosis has created a co-epidemic spreading throughout sub-Saharan Africa
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| Oct.7 |
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Rebels seize rare gorilla habitat Congo: Rebels have seized an area in eastern Congo that serves as a wildlife habitat, threatening one of the last known populations of the animals
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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. All 22 on board the plane as wel... | |
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| Sep.20 |
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Fooding washes away towns, lives. Uganda
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa
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| Sep.11 |
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WHO issues alert on Ebola. Congo
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| Sep.9 |
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Fighting threatens gorillas. Congo
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| Aug.27 |
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Crash kills 72 soldiers Uganda: Huge truck crashed into a concrete barrier in the east of the country at Kapchogo village near Mount Elgon
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| Aug.2 |
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68 die in train crash in remote region. Congo
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| May.22 |
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Elephants at risk from gangs, eBay
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| May.7 |
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 Flight 507 engine failure a focus Cameroon: 20 bodies have been recovered; there were no survivors. Investigators are focusing on possibility jet lost power in both engines
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| May.6 |
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Kenyan airline wreckage found Cameroon: There is no chance of any survivors, officials say. The wreckage was seen from the air, some 15 miles southeast of Douala
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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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| Feb.5 |
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Boat sinks off Cameroon; at least 63 die
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| Nov.30 |
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HIV afflicting workforce
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| Nov.2 |
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Cholera hits Cameroon
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| Sep.5 |
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Overloaded boat sinks in lake, killing 35. Congo
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| Jun.14 |
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100 plague deaths. Congo
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| May.10 |
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Refugee crisis 'overlooked'. Chad
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69 dead as ferry capsizes
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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: A brick wall collapsed onto the congregation at a evening service during a rain storm in the capital Kampala
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| Dec.5 |
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Deaths, injuries reported in quake Congo: A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured
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| Nov.29 |
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Dozens die in train crash Congo: The people were travelling on top of carriages and were swept off by beams on the bridge
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| Oct.24 |
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Africa Aids orphans 'may top 18m' Unicef says 18 million children in sub-Sahara could be orphaned by the end of 2010
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| Jul.17 |
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Plane crashes Equatorial Guinea: A Russian-made plane carrying 55 people crashed shortly after takeoff. Those on board were all feared dead
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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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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead
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| Jan.21 |
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Volcano survivors risk poisoning. Congo
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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| 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. Congo
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Volcano kills 45 people 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. Congo
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| Apr.15 |
19 schoolgirls die in blaze Uganda: The fire erupted in their dormitory. Authorities also found the bodies of 2 adults in the ashes of the blaze at Buddo Junior School
| 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 | |
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| Dec.5 |
Deaths, injuries reported in quake Congo: A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.27 |
Crash kills 72 soldiers Uganda: Huge truck crashed into a concrete barrier in the east of the country at Kapchogo village near Mount Elgon
| 2002 |
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| Jul.18 |
60 die in bus crash. Uganda
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.1 |
'Dual epidemic' threatens Africa A rising number of infections with HIV and tuberculosis has created a co-epidemic spreading throughout sub-Saharan Africa
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| Sep.11 |
WHO issues alert on Ebola. Congo
| 2006 |
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| Nov.2 |
Cholera hits Cameroon
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| Jun.14 |
100 plague deaths. Congo
| 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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| 2007 |
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| Feb.5 |
Boat sinks off Cameroon; at least 63 die
| 2006 |
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| Sep.5 |
Overloaded boat sinks in lake, killing 35. Congo
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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. Congo
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.21 |
Volcano survivors risk poisoning. Congo
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| Jan.19 |
Half of the city has been burned| 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. Congo
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| Jan.18 |
Volcano kills 45 people Congo: Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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| 2006 |
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| Nov.30 |
HIV afflicting workforce
| 2005 |
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| Oct.24 |
Africa Aids orphans 'may top 18m' Unicef says 18 million children in sub-Sahara could be orphaned by the end of 2010
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.20 |
Fooding washes away towns, lives. Uganda
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| 2008 |
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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 airlines, tore through a crowded marketplace in the Birere neighborhood before breaking apart and bursting into flames
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| Apr.15 |
Air crash kills more than 80 Congo: The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board
| 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. All 22 on board the plane as wel... | |
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| May.7 |
Flight 507 engine failure a focus Cameroon: 20 bodies have been recovered; there were no survivors. Investigators are focusing on possibility jet lost power in both engines
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| May.6 |
Kenyan airline wreckage found Cameroon: There is no chance of any survivors, officials say. The wreckage was seen from the air, some 15 miles southeast of Douala
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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: A Russian-made plane carrying 55 people crashed shortly after takeoff. Those on board were all feared dead
| 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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| 2008 |
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| Mar.19 |
Ranger held over gorilla killings Congo: A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas
| 2007 |
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| Oct.7 |
Rebels seize rare gorilla habitat Congo: Rebels have seized an area in eastern Congo that serves as a wildlife habitat, threatening one of the last known populations of the animals
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| Sep.9 |
Fighting threatens gorillas. Congo
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| May.22 |
Elephants at risk from gangs, eBay
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 16 |
Food crisis destroys progress in Africa The Africa Progress Panel : Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million into poverty
| 2006 |
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| May.10 |
Refugee crisis 'overlooked'. Chad
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| 2006 |
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| Mar.8 |
Church roof collapse kills 27 Uganda: A brick wall collapsed onto the congregation at a evening service during a rain storm in the capital Kampala
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.2 |
68 die in train crash in remote region. Congo
| 2005 |
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| Nov.29 |
Dozens die in train crash Congo: The people were travelling on top of carriages and were swept off by beams on the bridge
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