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Egypt |
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Egypt poll hopefuls in TV debate |
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| Apr. 29 |
Nigeria |
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Deadly attack at Nigerian college |
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| Apr. 23 |
 Southern Sudan |
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Sudanese warplanes dropped bombs near border 
The warplanes dropped bombs near the South Sudanese town of Bentiu. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Sudan's bombardment
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| Apr. 17 |
Southern Sudan |
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Sudans 'locked in logic of war' Map of Heglig Sudan| Sudan and South Sudan are 'locked in a logic of war', the UN Security Council (UNSC) has been told | |
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Bans on Egypt candidates upheld| Ten candidates who had applied to run in the Egyptian presidential election have lost their appeals against disqualification, officials say | |
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| Apr.5 |
Mali |
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Mali rebels declare independence
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| Mar.22 |
 Mali |
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Renegade soldiers declare coup in Mali| Armed soldiers walked through damaged presidential palace, after the troops' leaders claimed to have ousted the democratically elected leader | |
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| Mar.18 |
Egypt |
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Thousands mourn Egypt's Coptic Pope |
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| Mar.17 |
Egypt |
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Egypt Coptic Christian Pope dies| Pope Shenouda III has died at the age of 88, state television has announced. Coptic Christians make up 10% of Egypt's 80 million population | |
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Mauritania |
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Gaddafi's intelligence chief held |
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| Mar.8 |
Nigeria |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue
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| Mar.4 |
Congo |
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Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 |
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| Mar.1 |
Egypt |
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NGO workers leave Egypt on U.S. military plane |
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| Feb.23 |
Tunisia |
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World powers seek Syria breakthrough
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| Feb.1 |
Egypt |
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Dozens killed in Egypt stadium clashes Map of Port Said Egypt| At least 74 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the city of Port Said. Scores were injured. Fans armed with knives invaded the pitch after a match between clubs al-Masry and al-Ahly.
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| Jan.25 |
Somalia |
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Navy SEALs rescue aid workers |
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| Jan.24 |
Egypt |
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Thousands on revolution anniversary |
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| Jan.21 |
 Nigeria |
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Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city Map of Kano Nigeria Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others
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| Jan.6 |
Nigeria |
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Nigeria hit by string of attacks Map of Adamawa Nigeria Nigeria has been hit by a fresh wave of violence apparently targeting the country's Christian communities. At least 17 people were killed in Mubi
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| Jan.2 |
Nigeria |
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Nigeria fury at fuel price rises
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| Jan.1 |
Southern Sudan |
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Fighters attack town despite peacekeepers |
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Arab Countries |
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Arab body urges Syria mission end |
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| Dec.29 |
Egypt |
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17 non-governmental organisations raided |
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| Dec.25 |
Nigeria |
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Churches bombed on Christmas Day
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| Dec.3 |
Egypt |
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Egypt Islamists widen poll lead
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| Nov.27 |
Egypt |
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Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria
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| Nov.24 |
Egypt |
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Egypt military 'appoints new PM'
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| Nov.23 |
Egypt |
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Unrest continues in central Cairo
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| Nov.19 |
Egypt |
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Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Map of Cairo Egypt Fighting between police and protesters injured 168 people. A prominent grass-roots group for citizens to resist the military-led government
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| Oct.27 |
 Tunisia |
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Islamists win Tunisia's elections Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won the country's first democratic elections after the Arab Spring uprisings
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| Oct.25 |
Libya |
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Gadhafi buried along with son |
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| Oct.23 |
 Eastern Libya |
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Libya's new leaders declare liberation Map of Benghazi Libya Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's freedom Sunday, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi
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| Oct.20 |
Libya |
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Libya interim leader: Gadhafi dead Map of Sirte Libya Longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been killed, interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said
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| Oct.13 |
Kenya |
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Doctors seized near Somali border |
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| Oct.9 |
Egypt |
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23 dead as forces clash with protesters |
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| Sep.20 |
Libya |
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Anti-Gadhafi forces roll into Sabha |
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| Sep.15 |
Libya |
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Sarkozy, Cameron pledge aid to Libya |
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| Sep.9 |
Egypt |
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Protesters break into Israeli embassy
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| Sep.5 |
Niger |
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Libya army convoy reaches Niger |
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Somalia |
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Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000' |
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| Aug.26 |
Nigeria |
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Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital |
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| Aug.21 |
Libya |
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Rebels move into central Tripoli A convoy of rebels has rolled into central Tripoli past celebrating crowds after a day of heavy fighting in and around the capital
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| Jul.28 |
Eastern Libya |
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Top Libyan rebel commander killed
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| Jul.19 |
Somalia |
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UN to declare famine in Somalia
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| Jul.9 |
Southern Sudan |
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South Sudan raises national flag Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have watched the raising of the new country's flag at an independence ceremony in the capital
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| Apr.30 |
Libya |
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Nato strike 'kills Gaddafi's son |
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| Apr.24 |
Libya |
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Nato strike hits Gaddafi compound
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| Apr.17 |
Nigeria |
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Jonathan 'headed for Nigeria win' |
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| Apr.13 |
Egypt |
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Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
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| Apr.11 |
 Ivory Coast |
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Laurent Gbagbo captured Ivory Coast's UN-recognised President, Alassane Ouattara, has urged restraint after the dramatic capture of his bitter rival
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| Mar.27 |
Libya |
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Libyan rebels sweeping westwards
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| Mar.21 |
Libya |
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Gadhafi's momentum stopped |
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| Mar.20 |
Egypt |
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Egyptians approve constitutional changes |
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| Mar.19 |
Libya |
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Coalition launches Libya attacks The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way
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| Mar.18 |
Eastern Libya |
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Fighting reported near Benghazi
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| Mar.10 |
Eastern Libya |
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Rebels forced from Libya oil port |
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| Mar.4 |
Eastern Libya |
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Libyan rebels locked in battles
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| Feb.22 |
Libya |
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Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit |
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| Feb.21 |
Egypt |
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Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal'
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| Feb.20 |
Eastern Libya |
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More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession
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| Feb.14 |
Algeria |
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Unrest spread across M East and N Africa |
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| Feb.12 |
Egypt |
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Egypt moves to reassure allies |
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| Feb.11 |
Egypt |
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Mubarak steps down, vice president says Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'
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| Feb.4 |
Egypt |
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Tens of thousands demand change |
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Egypt |
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Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day'
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| Jan.30 |
Southern Sudan |
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99% vote to split in Southern Sudan 98.83% of Southern Sudanese voted to split from the north, organizers reported, marking the first complete preliminary results
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| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
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Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear
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Egypt |
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy |
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| Jan.25 |
Egypt |
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3 dead after thousands protest |
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| Jan.17 |
Tunisia |
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N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation |
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| Jan.14 |
Tunisia |
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
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| Dec.31 |
Egypt |
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Deadly blast at Egyptian church |
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| Dec.23 |
Ivory Coast |
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Post-election violence claimed 173 lives |
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
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Ivorian crisis as rivals sworn in |
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| Jul.11 |
 Johannesburg |
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Spain win World Cup in extra time Andres Iniesta scores with four minutes left in extra time to give Spain their first World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands
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| May.12 |
Libya |
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Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor 92 passengers and 11 crew members were killed. An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor of a deadly Afriqiyah Airways ...
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| Feb.23 |
Sudan |
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Sudan signs ceasefire with Darfur rebels |
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| Feb.19 |
Morocco |
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Minaret collapse kills 41 |
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| Jan.8 |
Angola |
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Togo football team bus attacked |
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| Aug.20 |
Libya |
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Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds
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| Jun.29 |
Comoros |
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Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard |
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| Jun.4 |
Egypt |
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Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims |
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| Apr.24 |
South Africa |
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ANC wins 'outright poll majority' |
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| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates
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| Mar.21 |
Madagascar |
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Opposition leader becomes president |
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| Mar.17 |
Cameroon |
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Pope visits Africa, reaffirms condom ban
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| Dec.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths near 500 |
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| Nov.17 |
Somalia |
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Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia |
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| Sep.25 |
Somalia |
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Pirates seize ship carrying tanks
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| Sep.21 |
South Africa |
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Mbeki resigns as president |
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| Sep.15 |
Zimbabwe |
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Rivals sign power-share deal |
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| Jul.14 |
Sudan |
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President charged with genocide |
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition pulls out of election |
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority |
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| Jan.17 |
Kenya |
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Kenya 'turned into killing field'
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| Jan.1 |
Kenya |
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church |
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| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row |
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| Nov.2 |
Chad |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home |
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| Oct.7 |
Darfur |
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Army-controlled town razed |
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| Sep.30 |
Darfur |
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Deadliest attack for peace force |
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa |
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| Aug.14 |
Mosul |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks |
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| Jul.23 |
Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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| May.5 |
Cameroon |
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes |
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| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition tortured by police |
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| Dec.27 |
Somalia |
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 |
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| Oct.16 |
Malawi |
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Madonna baby flies out of Malawi |
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech
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| Jun.5 |
Somalia |
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory
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| May.8 |
Johannesburg |
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Zuma acquitted in rape case |
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| May.5 |
Nigeria |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord |
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| Apr.24 |
Egypt |
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Three bombs rip through resort |
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea |
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| Jul.22 |
Egypt |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town |
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| Oct.17 |
Darfur |
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur |
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| Jul.22 |
Mosul |
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Saddam's sons killed in raid |
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| May.21 |
Algeria |
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More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake |
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks |
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