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Cargo plane with 4 on board crashes in Nairobi 
Kenya: The Kenya Airports Authority says a cargo plane with four people on board has crashed into a commercial building shortly after takeoff
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| Mar.6 |
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Malaria spreads to higher altitudes South America: Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread to higher altitudes. People in the highlands of Africa and South America are at an increased...
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| Feb.28 |
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107 Somali migrants rescued off Libyan coast An official in Libya says the country's coast guard has rescued 107 Somalis on a tugboat that nearly capsized while trying to reach Europe
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| Feb.19 |
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Two US men found dead on 'Captain Phillips' cargo ship Map of Seychelles Seychelles: Two US security officers have been found dead in the Seychelles on a freighter made famous in the Somali pirate hijacking film Captain Phillips
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| Nov.27 |
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Drought stops wildebeest migration. Tanzania
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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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| Aug.29 |
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Dozens die in Kenya bus crash
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| Aug.16 |
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Somalia hit by severe polio outbreak
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| Aug.10 |
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Police looting in Kenya fire probed
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| Aug.9 |
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Military plane crashes in Mogadishu. Somalia
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| Aug.7 |
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Flights resume after Nairobi airport fire. Kenya
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Delays after fire at Nairobi airport. Kenya
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| Aug.6 |
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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
| Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been closed, passengers evacuated and incoming flights diverted
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| Jul.27 |
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3 Swiss found dead with wreckage of plane in Kenya
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| May.2 |
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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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| 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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| Mar.29 |
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Tanzania collapse 'traps dozens'
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| Dec.20 |
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At least 55 people drowned or missing. Somalia
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| Jul.19 |
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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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| Jun.10 |
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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...
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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.17 |
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East Africa drought delay 'cost lives' |
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| Jan.15 |
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Somali famine 'to kill thousands' |
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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 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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| Sep.10 |
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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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| 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: After disputed election some have been housed in makeshift camps while others have sought refuge in police stations or churches
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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. 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
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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. Somalia
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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. Ethiopia
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| Aug.6 |
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Dozens killed in floods. Ethiopia
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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'. Kenya
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| Jan.23 |
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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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| 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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| 2013 |
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| Aug.10 |
Police looting in Kenya fire probed
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| Aug.7 |
Flights resume after Nairobi airport fire. Kenya
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| Aug.7 |
Delays after fire at Nairobi airport. Kenya
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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 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
| 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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| 2013 |
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| Aug.29 |
Dozens die in Kenya bus crash
| 2001 |
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| Apr.2 |
Dozens feared dead in crash |
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| 2014 |
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| Mar.6 |
Malaria spreads to higher altitudes South America: Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread to higher altitudes. People in the highlands of Africa and South America are at an increased...
| 2013 |
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| Aug.16 |
Somalia hit by severe polio outbreak
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| 2014 |
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| Feb.28 |
107 Somali migrants rescued off Libyan coast An official in Libya says the country's coast guard has rescued 107 Somalis on a tugboat that nearly capsized while trying to reach Europe
| 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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| Dec.20 |
At least 55 people drowned or missing. Somalia
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| Jul.19 |
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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| 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 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
| 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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| 2006 |
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| Dec.7 |
Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis. Somalia
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| Aug.15 |
Heavy rain mars rescue. Ethiopia
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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. Ethiopia
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| 2014 |
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| Jul. 1 |
Cargo plane with 4 on board crashes in Nairobi Kenya: The Kenya Airports Authority says a cargo plane with four people on board has crashed into a commercial building shortly after takeoff
| 2013 |
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| Aug.9 |
Military plane crashes in Mogadishu. Somalia
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| Jul.27 |
3 Swiss found dead with wreckage of plane in Kenya
| 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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| 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. 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
| 2003 |
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| Jan.24 |
Minister dies in plane crash |
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| 2013 |
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| Nov.27 |
Drought stops wildebeest migration. Tanzania
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| 2013 |
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| May.2 |
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
| 2012 |
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| Jan.17 |
East Africa drought delay 'cost lives' |
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| Jan.15 |
Somali famine 'to kill thousands' |
| 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'. Kenya
| 2002 |
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| Nov.11 |
Famine threat to 15 million |
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| 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
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| Mar.29 |
Tanzania collapse 'traps dozens'
| 2006 |
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| Jan.23 |
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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| 2002 |
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| Jun.24 |
110 killed in train crash |
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| 2000 |
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| Nov.17 |
Death toll from fatal brew about 100 |
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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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| Feb.19 |
Two US men found dead on 'Captain Phillips' cargo ship Map of Seychelles Seychelles: Two US security officers have been found dead in the Seychelles on a freighter made famous in the Somali pirate hijacking film Captain Phillips
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