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| Mon. |
Zimbabwe |
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Rivals sign deal on talks President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed an agreement for formal talks
| The deal provides the groundwork to end political violence and establish some sort of coalition government. President stressed that the coming negotiations would involve 'no dictation from the outside'. Both Mugabe and Tsvangirai appeared at a news conference with South African President Mbeki, who mediated the memorandum of understanding
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| Sat. |
Egypt |
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Arab nations 'agree Sudan action' |
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| Fri. |
South Africa |
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Mandela at 90 issues call for poor Nelson Mandela, the man credited with ending apartheid in S. Africa, has marked his 90th birthday by calling for the rich to do more for the poor
| His predecessor as president, FW de Klerk, described him as one of the greatest figures of the last century
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| Thu. |
South Africa |
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Mandela celebrates 90th birthday |
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Sudan |
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Iraq border refugees better off in Sudan |
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| Jul. 15 |
Zimbabwe |
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Battered farmers seek justice |
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| Jul. 14 |
Sudan |
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Sudan angered by genocide claims
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| Jul. 12 |
Darfur |
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AU warning over Darfur 'charges' |
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Sudan |
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Sudan calls meeting over genocide charge
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe hails sanctions failure |
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| Jul. 10 |
South Africa |
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Zimbabwe rival parties hold talks Zimbabwe ruling Zanu-PF party and both factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have begun talks
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| Jul. 5 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks Thabo Mbeki has held talks with President Robert Mugabe and members of a breakaway opposition faction. Tsvangirai declined to meet Mbeki
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| Jul. 4 |
Zimbabwe |
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Film of 'vote-rigging' |
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| Jul. 3 |
Zimbabwe |
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220 seek refuge in U.S. Embassy |
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| Jul. 2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rival rejects unity call |
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| Jul. 1 |
Egypt |
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African call for Zimbabwe unity African leaders have called for a government of national unity, where President Mugabe was re-elected unopposed last week
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Egypt |
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Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang' |
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| Jun. 30 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe scorns sanctions calls |
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Kenya |
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Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe |
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| Jun. 29 |
Egypt |
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Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit |
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Torres strike gives Spain final victory
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Zimbabwe |
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Observers denounce vote |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe sworn in after disputed election| President Robert Mugabe was sworn in after the Electoral Commission declared he overwhelmingly won the disputed runoff election. Robert Mugabe was the only candidate to run after the opposition boycotted the vote amid claims of state-sponsored violence. A 21-gun salute and military jet fly-by greet... | |
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| Jun. 28 |
South Africa |
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Tutu urges Zimbabwe intervention |
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Zimbabwe |
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Election results delay |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' |
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| Jun. 27 |
Zimbabwe |
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Vote under threat of violence
Zimbabweans have been going to the polls in presidential runoff election amid reports of intimidation by Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party
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| Jun. 26 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rejects poll delay calls |
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N. Korea releases details of nucl. Program
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| Jun.24 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe defiant as criticism grows
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| Jun.23 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition pulls out of election 
| Morgan Tsvangirai is pulling out of presidential run-off as there was no point running when elections would not be free and fair. Tsvangirai called on the global commu... | |
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| Jun.20 |
Zimbabwe |
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Biti ordered to face treason trial A magistrate ruled that Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the opposition party, must face trial on charges that include treason
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| Jun.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe critic on treason charge
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
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Factions sign peace deal| The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country | |
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| Jun.6 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies
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| Jun.5 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe suspends aid operations
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Zimbabwe |
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Police 'attack U.S. diplomats'
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| Jun.4 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote Police have detained presidential contender, just weeks before the June 27 runoff election against President Mugabe
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Obama winner of Democratic race
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| May.24 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai returns home
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| May.10 |
Sudan |
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Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack |
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| May.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rivals reject poll result |
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Zimbabwe |
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Officials: rivals face runoff
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| Apr.26 |
Zimbabwe |
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Recount shows opposition ahead Ruling party has failed to gain the seats needed to hold onto control of parliament in a recount of ballots in last month's controversial el...
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| Apr.17 |
Kenya |
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Unity government sworn in
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| Apr.13 |
Kenya |
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Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis
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| Apr.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe to hold partial recount |
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Zambia |
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Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis
Leaders from southern Africa convened for a meeting aimed at trying to resolve a dispute over the release of March 29 presidential election ...
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Olympic torch extinguished
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority
Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105
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| Mar.13 |
Senegal |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal
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| Feb.28 |
Kenya |
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Rivals sign power-sharing deal President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga agreed to form a coalition government after weeks of wrangling
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| Feb.27 |
South Africa |
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Outcry in SA over 'racist' video
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| Jan.24 |
Kenya |
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Rivals hold 'ice-breaker' talks
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| Jan.13 |
South Africa |
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Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
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| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124'
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| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule
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| Nov.2 |
Chad |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home Some of the youngsters at the center of an attempt to transport them to Europe may never be returned home because of confusion over their or...
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
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Aid stopped after kidnap |
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| Jul.25 |
Libya |
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Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links |
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| Jul.23 |
Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
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| May.3 |
Egypt |
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Iraq rebuild summit opens |
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| Apr.23 |
Nigeria |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote
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| Apr.15 |
Sudan |
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Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops |
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| Mar.28 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition leaders arrested |
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| Mar.18 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition aide beaten |
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| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition tortured by police
Top opposition leaders were assaulted by police who broke up a prayer meeting planned to protest government policies
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| Dec.22 |
Sudan |
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Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan |
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| Dec.19 |
Libya |
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HIV medics condemned to death
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General Pinochet dead
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| Nov.16 |
Sudan |
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Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
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| Nov.15 |
Congo |
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Kabila named winner of vote
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| Oct.31 |
South Africa |
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Botha, bastion of white rule, dies
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| Oct.22 |
Sudan |
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Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
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| Jul.29 |
Congo |
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Congo goes to polls first time in decades
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| May.5 |
Nigeria |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia Former Liberian President was captured while trying to flee his home in exile as he tried to cross into Chad
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| Mar.4 |
Arab Countries |
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al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons |
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| Feb.25 |
Uganda |
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Museveni won presidential race |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Jan.22 |
Sudan |
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Sudan dispute dogs African summit |
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| Jan.18 |
Ivory Coast |
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President calls for calm |
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| Jan.16 |
Liberia |
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First Africa woman leader sworn in |
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| Dec.30 |
Egypt |
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Soldiers kill 20 Sudanese refugees
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| Dec.29 |
Arab Countries |
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Row deepens over Danish cartoons
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| Dec.24 |
Egypt |
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Nour jailed for 5 years |
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
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African leaders name Konan Banny as PM |
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| Nov.27 |
Egypt |
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Muslim Brotherhood's poll success |
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| Nov.10 |
Liberia |
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Johnson-Sirleaf claims presidential win |
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| Sep.29 |
Algeria |
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Algerians 'backing amnesty plan' |
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| Sep.9 |
Egypt |
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Mubarak wins vote |
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
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Evicted moved to 'transit camp' |
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| Jun.8 |
Ethiopia |
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At least 18 dead in clash |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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| Apr.1 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe wins criticized election |
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire
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| Feb.5 |
Togo |
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President Eyadema dies |
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| Jan.31 |
Darfur |
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UN 'rules out' genocide in Darfur |
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| Jan.9 |
Kenya |
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Historic Sudan peace accord signed |
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| Nov.18 |
Kenya |
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Sudan factions pledge to end war |
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| Nov.11 |
Egypt |
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Arafat's body arrives in Egypt |
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| Aug.10 |
Libya |
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Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout |
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| Mar.25 |
Libya |
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Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting |
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| Jan.9 |
Libya |
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Libya signs UTA bombing payout |
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| Aug.18 |
Liberia |
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Liberia, rebels sign peace deal |
|
| Aug.15 |
Libya |
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Libya taking Lockerbie blame |
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| Aug.11 |
Liberia |
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Taylor quits under pressure |
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| Jul.7 |
Senegal |
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Bush begins landmark Africa tour |
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| Apr.22 |
Nigeria |
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Obasanjo won re-election by landslide |
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| Dec.29 |
Kenya |
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Kibaki declared president |
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| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
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Miss World leaves Nigeria for London |
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U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441
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| Mar.13 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe wins 'rigged' poll |
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| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
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U.S. pulls out of racism conference |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.5 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe suspends aid operations
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
Aid stopped after kidnap |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 4 |
Zimbabwe |
Film of 'vote-rigging' |
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| Jun. 29 |
Zimbabwe |
Observers denounce vote |
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| Jun. 28 |
Zimbabwe |
Election results delay |
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| Jun. 27 |
Zimbabwe |
Vote under threat of violence
Zimbabweans have been going to the polls in presidential runoff election amid reports of intimidation by Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party
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| Jun. 26 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe rejects poll delay calls |
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition pulls out of election 
| Morgan Tsvangirai is pulling out of presidential run-off as there was no point running when elections would not be free and fair. Tsvangirai called on the global commu... | |
|
| May.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe rivals reject poll result |
|
| May.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Officials: rivals face runoff
|
| Apr.26 |
Zimbabwe |
Recount shows opposition ahead Ruling party has failed to gain the seats needed to hold onto control of parliament in a recount of ballots in last month's controversial el...
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| Apr.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe to hold partial recount |
|
| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority
Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
Election violence kills 'at least 124'
|
| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
Riots erupt after president re-elected Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki
|
| Apr.23 |
Nigeria |
Yar'Adua wins flawed vote
| 2006 |
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| Nov.15 |
Congo |
Kabila named winner of vote
|
| Jul.29 |
Congo |
Congo goes to polls first time in decades
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| Feb.25 |
Uganda |
Museveni won presidential race |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.27 |
Egypt |
Muslim Brotherhood's poll success |
|
| Nov.10 |
Liberia |
Johnson-Sirleaf claims presidential win |
|
| Sep.29 |
Algeria |
Algerians 'backing amnesty plan' |
|
| Sep.9 |
Egypt |
Mubarak wins vote |
|
| Apr.1 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe wins criticized election |
| 2003 |
|
| Apr.22 |
Nigeria |
Obasanjo won re-election by landslide |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.29 |
Kenya |
Kibaki declared president |
|
| Mar.13 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe wins 'rigged' poll |
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|
| 2008 |
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| Apr.17 |
Kenya |
Unity government sworn in
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
|
| Mar.4 |
Arab Countries |
al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons |
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.29 |
Arab Countries |
Row deepens over Danish cartoons
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
Miss World leaves Nigeria for London |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.10 |
Libya |
Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout |
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|
| 2008 |
|
| Fri. |
South Africa |
Mandela at 90 issues call for poor Nelson Mandela, the man credited with ending apartheid in S. Africa, has marked his 90th birthday by calling for the rich to do more for the poor
| His predecessor as president, FW de Klerk, described him as one of the greatest figures of the last century
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| |
|
| Thu. |
South Africa |
Mandela celebrates 90th birthday |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 12 |
Darfur |
AU warning over Darfur 'charges' |
|
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 1 |
Egypt |
African call for Zimbabwe unity African leaders have called for a government of national unity, where President Mugabe was re-elected unopposed last week
|
| Jul. 1 |
Egypt |
Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang' |
|
| Jun. 29 |
Egypt |
Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit |
|
| Apr.12 |
Zambia |
Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis
Leaders from southern Africa convened for a meeting aimed at trying to resolve a dispute over the release of March 29 presidential election ...
| 2007 |
|
| May.3 |
Egypt |
Iraq rebuild summit opens |
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.22 |
Sudan |
Sudan dispute dogs African summit |
|
|
| 2008 |
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| Jul. 17 |
Sudan |
Iraq border refugees better off in Sudan |
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|
| 2007 |
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| Jul.25 |
Libya |
Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links |
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.25 |
Libya |
Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting |
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.7 |
Senegal |
Bush begins landmark Africa tour |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Mon. |
Zimbabwe |
Rivals sign deal on talks President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed an agreement for formal talks
| The deal provides the groundwork to end political violence and establish some sort of coalition government. President stressed that the coming negotiations would involve 'no dictation from the outside'. Both Mugabe and Tsvangirai appeared at a news conference with South African President Mbeki, who mediated the memorandum of understanding
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| Sat. |
Egypt |
Arab nations 'agree Sudan action' |
|
| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
Factions sign peace deal| The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country | |
|
| Mar.13 |
Senegal |
Sudan and Chad strike peace deal
|
| Feb.28 |
Kenya |
Rivals sign power-sharing deal President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga agreed to form a coalition government after weeks of wrangling
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.15 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops |
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.16 |
Sudan |
Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
|
| May.5 |
Nigeria |
Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
| 2005 |
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire
|
| Jan.9 |
Kenya |
Historic Sudan peace accord signed |
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.18 |
Kenya |
Sudan factions pledge to end war |
|
| Jan.9 |
Libya |
Libya signs UTA bombing payout |
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.18 |
Liberia |
Liberia, rebels sign peace deal |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jul. 15 |
Zimbabwe |
Battered farmers seek justice |
|
| Jul. 12 |
Sudan |
Sudan calls meeting over genocide charge
|
| Jul. 3 |
Zimbabwe |
220 seek refuge in U.S. Embassy |
|
| Jun. 28 |
South Africa |
Tutu urges Zimbabwe intervention |
|
| Jun.24 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe defiant as criticism grows
|
| Jun.23 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy
|
| Jun.20 |
Zimbabwe |
Biti ordered to face treason trial A magistrate ruled that Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the opposition party, must face trial on charges that include treason
|
| Jun.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe critic on treason charge
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| Jun.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies
|
| Jun.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote Police have detained presidential contender, just weeks before the June 27 runoff election against President Mugabe
| 2007 |
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row
Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad
|
| Jul.23 |
Libya |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria
6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
|
| Mar.28 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition leaders arrested |
|
| Mar.18 |
Zimbabwe |
Oppos |