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Dozens die in pipeline fire 
Map of Nairobi Kenya 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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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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Fire kills 58 children. Kenya
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23 dead in Tanzania flooding
| 2007 |
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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 | |
| 2006 |
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Flood rescue gathers pace
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Dozens killed in floods. Ethiopia
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| 2012 |
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| Jun.10 |
Government minister among 6 killed in helicopter crash Kenya: A helicopter crashed in the outskirts of Nairobi, killing George Saitoti, the Kenyan internal security minister who once served as vice pres...
| 2010 |
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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 before Addis Ababa-bound Flight ET409 fell into the sea
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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 commer... | |
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Minister dies in plane crash. Kenya
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Tanzania collapse 'leaves 17 dead' Map of Dar es Salaam Tanzania A multi-storey building collapsed in the centre of the main Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam on Friday morning
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Tanzania collapse 'traps dozens' At least three people have been killed and dozens more are trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in the centre of the main city
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Many trapped in Nairobi collapse Kenya: Rescuers are desperately trying to dig out construction workers trapped under the rubble of a 5-story building
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Somalia famine 'killed 260,000' Nearly 260,000 people died during the famine that hit Somalia from 2010 to 2012. Half of them were children under the age of five
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East Africa drought delay 'cost lives'
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Somali famine 'to kill thousands'. Somalia
| 2011 |
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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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Somalia PM orders aid protection
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U.N.: Not enough money to fight famine. Somalia
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Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu Map of Mogadishu Somalia Three more regions of Somalia have now been struck by famine, including the capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations announced
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Al Qaeda affiliate threatens starving. Somalia
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| Jul.22 |
Militants: Aid ban in Somalia still in place Islamist militants in Somalia have reversed a pledge to allow foreign aid agencies to operate in famine-struck regions in the nation
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US to aid Islamist Somali areas Somalia: The US has said it will send aid to famine-hit areas of Somalia controlled by the Islamist group al-Shabab
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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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UN warns over East Africa hunger
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U.N. seeks $230M to fight Kenya hunger
| 2008 |
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Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine
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Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger'
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Time short food 'crisis'. Kenya
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Famine threat to 15 million. Ethiopia
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Dozens feared dead in crash. Kenya
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110 killed in train crash. Tanzania
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Death toll from fatal brew about 100. Kenya
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ICRC suspends Somalia aid distribution Distribution of food, seed and medical relief intended for drought victims has been suspended, the International Committee of the Red Cross ...
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At least 55 people drowned or missing Somalia: Women, child among dead after a boat capsized off the Somali coast. Ethiopians and Somalis were on the boat
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Red Cross: Dozens killed after ferry capsizes Tanzania: Rescuers scoured choppy waters for survivors after a ferry sank off the island of Zanzibar, killing 37 people and leaving dozens missing
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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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Disabled cruise ship slowly nearing Seychelles
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Stricken Costa vessel under tow Seychelles: An Italian cruise ship left adrift in the Indian Ocean with more than 1,000 people on board following a power failure, has been taken in tow
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Boat reaches stranded Costa ship. Seychelles
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Scores die as Zanzibar ship sinks Map of Zanzibar Tanzania 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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69 dead as ferry capsizes Djibouti: A boat ferrying passengers to a traditional festival overturned after leaving port about noon
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World Bank increases drought aid
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Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis. Somalia
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Heavy rain mars rescue. Ethiopia
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