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Tanzania earthquake kills 13 and injures more than 200 
Map of Bukoba Tanzania A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say
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23 die in Ethiopia prison fire over weekend Map of Kilinto prison Addis Ababa Ethiopia The Kilinto prison on the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa, is where many opposition figures and journalists are held
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Somalia mosque collapses kills 15 in Mogadishu A mosque under refurbishment has collapsed in Somalia, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40
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Kenya flooding: Nairobi six-storey building collapses A six-storey building has collapsed in a residential area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi as heavy rain plays havoc across the country
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African leaders meet for Giants Club elephant summit 
Kenya: African leaders are to meet in Kenya to discuss how to save the continent's elephants from extinction
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Kenya faces 2nd attack by an escaped lion in less than a month A Kenyan wildlife official says a lion has been shot dead after straying from a national park and attacking a man outside the capital of Nai...
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Somalia drought leaves 50,000 children 'facing death'
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Fire forces plane to make emergency landing in Somalia
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Cholera outbreak threatens world's largest refugee camp. Kenya
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Fake bomb forces Air France flight to make Kenya emergency landing
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| Nov.19 |
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Kenyans stuck in '50km' traffic jam on Nairobi-Mombasa road
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| Nov.10 |
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El Nino threatens 'millions in east and southern Africa'
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| Jun.23 |
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Fire destroys parts of largest market in Kenya
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| Apr.12 |
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Kenya stampede over Nairobi terror scare after Garissa
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| Jan.11 |
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Fire damages historic hotel in Ethiopia
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Nairobi flights halted after plane crash. Kenya
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| Dec.11 |
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At least 50 dead after drinking from contaminated well Somalia: At least 50 people have died in Somalia after drinking contaminated water from a well in northern Mogadishu
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| Dec.7 |
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African migrant boat capsizes off Yemen, 70 dead Most of the migrants were from Ethiopia, and the small boat sank Sunday due to high winds and waves in the Red Sea
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| Nov.8 |
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Ebola outbreak: Africa sets up $28.5m crisis fund. Ethiopia
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| Oct.18 |
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Rare northern white rhino dies in Africa. Kenya
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| Aug.16 |
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Kenya to close borders to travellers from Ebola states
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| Jul.1 |
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Cargo plane with 4 on board crashes in Nairobi |
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| Feb.19 |
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Two US men found dead on 'Captain Phillips' cargo ship Seychelles: Two US security officers have been found dead in the Seychelles on a freighter made famous in the Somali pirate hijacking film Captain Phill...
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| Nov.27 |
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Drought stops wildebeest migration |
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| Oct.3 |
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Hundreds feared dead in Italy shipwreck Map of Lampedusa Italy Southern Italy: At least 130 African migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa
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Major fire closes Nairobi airport Map of Nairobi Kenya Kenya: The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) had been closed and passengers evacuated
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| May.2 |
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Somalia famine 'killed 260,000'
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| Mar.30 |
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Tanzania collapse 'leaves 17 dead' A multi-storey building collapsed in the centre of the main Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam on Friday morning
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| Jul.19 |
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Red Cross: Dozens killed after ferry capsizes. Tanzania
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| Jun.10 |
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Government minister among 6 killed in helicopter crash. Kenya
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| Feb.29 |
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Stricken vessel nears dock in Seychelles Map of Victoria Seychelles The stricken Italian cruise vessel Costa Allegra is due to reach land in the Seychelles shortly
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| Feb.27 |
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Stricken Costa vessel under tow. Seychelles
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| Jan.12 |
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ICRC suspends Somalia aid distribution
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| Sep.12 |
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Dozens die in pipeline fire Kenya: A fuel pipeline exploded in a densely populated Nairobi slum Monday morning, killing at least 55 people but likely more
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| Sep.10 |
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Scores die as Zanzibar ship sinks Tanzania: At least 187 people have died after an overloaded ferry sank off the Tanzanian island with at least 800 people on board
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| Sep.5 |
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Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000' As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens in the coming months, the UN has warned, declaring a famine in a new area
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| Aug.3 |
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Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu Three more regions of Somalia have now been struck by famine, including the capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations announced
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| Jul.22 |
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Militants: Aid ban in Somalia still in place
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| Jul.20 |
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US to aid Islamist Somali areas. Somalia
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| Jul.19 |
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UN to declare famine in Somalia| The United Nations is set to declare a famine in parts of Somalia as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century | |
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| Jan.24 |
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Ethiopian airliner crashes; 90 on board  Lebanon: The Boeing 737-800 was thought to have gone down after takeoff from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut at 2:27 a.m.. Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky b... | |
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| Sep.24 |
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UN warns over East Africa hunger
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| Aug.27 |
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U.N. seeks $230M to fight Kenya hunger
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| Jan.31 |
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At least 100 people killed in oil fire Kenya: An overturned petrol tanker caught fire on a highway and exploded and hundreds of people gathered to collect spilled fuel
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| Jun.4 |
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Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine
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| May.19 |
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Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger'
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| Jan.4 |
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180,000 people displaced. Kenya
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| Sep.15 |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa | West 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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| May.7 |
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Flight 507 engine failure a focus |
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| May.6 |
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Kenyan airline wreckage found |
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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
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| Apr.19 |
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Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN |
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| Dec.7 |
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Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis |
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| Nov.19 |
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Flood rescue gathers pace |
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| Aug.15 |
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Heavy rain mars rescue |
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| Aug.6 |
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Dozens killed in floods |
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| Apr.6 |
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69 dead as ferry capsizes Djibouti: A boat ferrying passengers to a traditional festival overturned after leaving port about noon
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| Mar.5 |
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Time short food 'crisis' |
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| Jan.23 |
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Many trapped in Nairobi collapse. Kenya
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| Jan.24 |
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Minister dies in plane crash |
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| Nov.11 |
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Famine threat to 15 million |
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| Jun.24 |
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110 killed in train crash |
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| Apr.2 |
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Dozens feared dead in crash |
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| Mar.25 |
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Fire kills 58 children. Kenya
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| Nov.17 |
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Death toll from fatal brew about 100 |
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| 2016 |
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| Sep. 5 |
23 die in Ethiopia prison fire over weekend Map of Kilinto prison Addis Ababa Ethiopia The Kilinto prison on the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa, is where many opposition figures and journalists are held
| 2015 |
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| Jun.23 |
Fire destroys parts of largest market in Kenya
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| Jan.11 |
Fire damages historic hotel in Ethiopia
| 2013 |
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| Aug.6 |
Major fire closes Nairobi airport Map of Nairobi Kenya Kenya: The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) had been closed and passengers evacuated
| Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been closed, passengers evacuated and incoming flights diverted
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| 2011 |
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| Sep.12 |
Dozens die in pipeline fire Kenya: A fuel pipeline exploded in a densely populated Nairobi slum Monday morning, killing at least 55 people but likely more
| 2009 |
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| Jan.31 |
At least 100 people killed in oil fire Kenya: An overturned petrol tanker caught fire on a highway and exploded and hundreds of people gathered to collect spilled fuel
| 2001 |
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| Mar.25 |
Fire kills 58 children. Kenya
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| 2016 |
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| Sep. 10 |
Tanzania earthquake kills 13 and injures more than 200 Map of Bukoba Tanzania A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say
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| 2015 |
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| Nov.19 |
Kenyans stuck in '50km' traffic jam on Nairobi-Mombasa road
| 2001 |
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| Apr.2 |
Dozens feared dead in crash |
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| 2015 |
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| Dec.20 |
Cholera outbreak threatens world's largest refugee camp. Kenya
| 2014 |
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| Nov.8 |
Ebola outbreak: Africa sets up $28.5m crisis fund. Ethiopia
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| Aug.16 |
Kenya to close borders to travellers from Ebola states
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| 2014 |
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| Dec.7 |
African migrant boat capsizes off Yemen, 70 dead Most of the migrants were from Ethiopia, and the small boat sank Sunday due to high winds and waves in the Red Sea
| 2013 |
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| Oct.3 |
Hundreds feared dead in Italy shipwreck Map of Lampedusa Italy Southern Italy: At least 130 African migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa
| Most of those on board were from Eritrea and Somalia
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.19 |
Red Cross: Dozens killed after ferry capsizes. Tanzania
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| Feb.29 |
Stricken vessel nears dock in Seychelles Map of Victoria Seychelles The stricken Italian cruise vessel Costa Allegra is due to reach land in the Seychelles shortly
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| Feb.27 |
Stricken Costa vessel under tow. Seychelles
| 2011 |
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| Sep.10 |
Scores die as Zanzibar ship sinks Tanzania: At least 187 people have died after an overloaded ferry sank off the Tanzanian island with at least 800 people on board
| 2006 |
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| Apr.6 |
69 dead as ferry capsizes Djibouti: A boat ferrying passengers to a traditional festival overturned after leaving port about noon
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| 2015 |
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| Nov.10 |
El Nino threatens 'millions in east and southern Africa'
| 2006 |
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| Dec.7 |
Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis |
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| Aug.15 |
Heavy rain mars rescue |
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.15 |
Flood misery hits arc of Africa | West Africa: An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead | |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.19 |
Flood rescue gathers pace |
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| Aug.6 |
Dozens killed in floods |
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| 2015 |
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| Apr.12 |
Kenya stampede over Nairobi terror scare after Garissa
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.28 |
African leaders meet for Giants Club elephant summit Kenya: African leaders are to meet in Kenya to discuss how to save the continent's elephants from extinction
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| Mar.30 |
Kenya faces 2nd attack by an escaped lion in less than a month A Kenyan wildlife official says a lion has been shot dead after straying from a national park and attacking a man outside the capital of Nai...
| 2014 |
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| Oct.18 |
Rare northern white rhino dies in Africa. Kenya
| 2013 |
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| Nov.27 |
Drought stops wildebeest migration |
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| 2016 |
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| Feb.2 |
Fire forces plane to make emergency landing in Somalia
| 2015 |
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| Dec.20 |
Fake bomb forces Air France flight to make Kenya emergency landing
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| Jan.4 |
Nairobi flights halted after plane crash. Kenya
| 2014 |
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| Jul.1 |
Cargo plane with 4 on board crashes in Nairobi |
| 2012 |
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| Jun.10 |
Government minister among 6 killed in helicopter crash. Kenya
| 2010 |
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| Jan.24 |
Ethiopian airliner crashes; 90 on board | Lebanon: The Boeing 737-800 was thought to have gone down after takeoff from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut at 2:27 a.m.. Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky b... | |
| 2007 |
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| May.7 |
Flight 507 engine failure a focus |
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| May.6 |
Kenyan airline wreckage found |
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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
| 2003 |
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| Jan.24 |
Minister dies in plane crash |
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.30 |
Somalia mosque collapses kills 15 in Mogadishu A mosque under refurbishment has collapsed in Somalia, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40
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| Apr.29 |
Kenya flooding: Nairobi six-storey building collapses A six-storey building has collapsed in a residential area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi as heavy rain plays havoc across the country
| 2013 |
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| Mar.30 |
Tanzania collapse 'leaves 17 dead' A multi-storey building collapsed in the centre of the main Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam on Friday morning
| 2006 |
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| Jan.23 |
Many trapped in Nairobi collapse. Kenya
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| 2016 |
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| Feb.8 |
Somalia drought leaves 50,000 children 'facing death'
| 2013 |
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| May.2 |
Somalia famine 'killed 260,000'
| 2011 |
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| Sep.5 |
Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000' As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens in the coming months, the UN has warned, declaring a famine in a new area
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| Aug.3 |
Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu Three more regions of Somalia have now been struck by famine, including the capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations announced
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| Jul.22 |
Militants: Aid ban in Somalia still in place
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| Jul.20 |
US to aid Islamist Somali areas. Somalia
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| Jul.19 |
UN to declare famine in Somalia| The United Nations is set to declare a famine in parts of Somalia as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century | |
| 2009 |
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| Sep.24 |
UN warns over East Africa hunger
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| Aug.27 |
U.N. seeks $230M to fight Kenya hunger
| 2008 |
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| Jun.4 |
Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine
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| May.19 |
Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger'
| 2006 |
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| Mar.5 |
Time short food 'crisis' |
| 2002 |
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| Nov.11 |
Famine threat to 15 million |
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| 2002 |
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| Jun.24 |
110 killed in train crash |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.12 |
ICRC suspends Somalia aid distribution
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| 2014 |
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| Dec.11 |
At least 50 dead after drinking from contaminated well Somalia: At least 50 people have died in Somalia after drinking contaminated water from a well in northern Mogadishu
| 2000 |
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| Nov.17 |
Death toll from fatal brew about 100 |
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| 2014 |
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| Feb.19 |
Two US men found dead on 'Captain Phillips' cargo ship Seychelles: Two US security officers have been found dead in the Seychelles on a freighter made famous in the Somali pirate hijacking film Captain Phill...
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