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Oil attack's rebels announce truce. Nigeria
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| Mar.13 |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal| Senegal: Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries | |
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Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels'. UN Tribunal
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| Jun.22 |
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Oil attack's rebels announce truce Nigeria: The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta blamed for an number of recent attacks on the oil industry announced a unilateral truce
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| Mar.13 |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal| Senegal: Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries | | |
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| Jan.10 |
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Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels' UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President concealed banned weapons and ammunition in rice bags before distributing them to rebels fighting in Sierra Leone
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| Dec.22 |
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Ivory Coast's disarmament begins
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| Dec.6 |
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Mass graves found. Liberia
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| Aug.31 |
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10 die as their vehicle hits land mine. Mali
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| Jul.30 |
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President and PM burn weapons. Ivory Coast
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| Jul.20 |
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UN probes 'abuse'| Ivory Coast: The United Nations is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers | |
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| Jul.19 |
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First S Leone war crime sentences. Sierra Leone
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| Jun.21 |
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Troops kill 12 in strike on oil facility. Nigeria
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| Jun.20 |
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First S Leone war crimes verdicts Sierra Leone: Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza
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| Jun.4 |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is calling war crimes trial in The Hague a 'charade' in a letter read by his lawyer who later walked out
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| Jun.2 |
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Rebels: We'll suspend oil attacks. Nigeria
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| May.19 |
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Militias start to disarm. Ivory Coast
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| Apr.18 |
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25 militants killed in fighting |
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| Apr.17 |
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Islamists attack police |
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| Apr.15 |
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African Union peacekeeper killed |
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| Jan.17 |
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Militants free Italian. Nigeria
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| Nov.29 |
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UN troops face child abuse claims |
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| Sep.18 |
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10 generals among 12 killed in plane crash |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jun.7 |
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Militants attack oil field |
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| May.5 |
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Possible deal brings new hope. Nigeria
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| Apr.30 |
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Darfur peace talks extended Nigeria: African Union mediators were extending by 48 hours a deadline for the peace parley's end
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| Apr.3 |
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Taylor appears in war crimes case Sierra Leone: Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court
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| Mar.9 |
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Militants fight military |
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| Jan.18 |
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UN Bangladeshi troops flee town. Ivory Coast
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| Nov.11 |
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U.N. sends 'signal' to Taylor. Liberia
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| Aug.3 |
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Officers 'seize power'| Mauritania: Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council | |
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| Jul.5 |
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Sudan, Darfur rebels sign agreement Nigeria: The parties to peace talks signed a declaration of principles, a breakthrough in negotiations
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| Nov.15 |
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UN arms embargo for Ivory Coast The Security Council has voted unanimously to impose an immediate arms embargo. The ban will last 13 months
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| Nov.7 |
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France boosts Ivory Coast force France was flying in 300 of extra soldiers and Ivory Coast was pulling back its troops
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| Nov.6 |
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France attacks Ivorian airbase| Ivory Coast: French forces have destroyed 2 government warplanes after an air strike left 8 French soldiers dead and 23 injured | |
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| Oct.1 |
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Cease-fire reached with rebels. Nigeria
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| Mar.9 |
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War crimes tribunal opens. Sierra Leone
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| Jan.17 |
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UN troops enter eastern Liberia
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Libya to dismantle WMD programs
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| Oct.1 |
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UN begins peace task Liberia: The biggest United Nations peacekeeping operation in the world has got under way after clashes in the Monrovia
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Liberia clashes mar U.N. takeover
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| Aug.18 |
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Liberia, rebels sign peace deal Government and rebel leaders signed a peace accord to end the 3-year civil war that brought down President Taylor
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| Aug.17 |
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Peace deal 'imminent'. Liberia
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| Aug.14 |
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Rebels hand over port. US troops arrived Liberia: 200 U.S. Marines copter into Monrovia's airport to support the operation
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| Aug.6 |
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Troops to start patrol. Liberia
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| Aug.4 |
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Peace force arrives Liberia: The first wave of West African peacekeepers has arrived to end fighting between rebel troops and government forces
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| Aug.3 |
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Monrovia awaits peace troops. Liberia
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Fight as peace force nears |
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| Aug.1 |
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Force approved for Liberia |
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| Jul.30 |
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Leaders debate Liberia force Ghana: West African leaders meet to review plans for a long-awaited peacekeeping mission
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Advance expert team arrives in Liberia |
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Dozens killed in battle |
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| Jul.29 |
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Army fights to regain port |
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| Jul.28 |
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Rebels capture port city of Buchanan Liberia: The port had been taken by the MDL. The government forces were massing outside the city
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Rebels attack second Liberian city |
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| Jul.27 |
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Peace force in Liberia within days |
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| Jul.26 |
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Liberians die in church mortar hit 7 killed, 30 more were seriously wounded from the blast
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| Jul.25 |
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Bush orders troops to positions off Liberia President ordered U.S. troops to support a West African peacekeeping force that is expected to be deployed
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US sends warships to Liberia |
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| Jul.24 |
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Port becomes focus of war |
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| Jul.23 |
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Peacekeepers 'in days' |
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Mortars shatter cease-fire |
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| Jul.22 |
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'600 die' as battle rages| Liberia: Defense minister backed Kofi Annan's call for action by the international community | | |
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| Jul.21 |
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Panic on the streets |
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Battle rages: '50 dead' Liberia: A shell hit a house, killing 18 people inside. Monrovia is in a panic and completely paralyzed
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| Jul.20 |
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Rebels shell diplomatic neighborhood. Liberia
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Heavy fighting in capital |
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| Jul.19 |
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Taylor vows to fight to the end |
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| Jul.16 |
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Coup topples government |
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| Jul.14 |
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No U.S. troops until Taylor leaves |
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| Jul.4 |
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U.S. to send small military team to Liberia |
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| Jul.3 |
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U.S. 'warning order' on Liberia |
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| Jul.2 |
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U.S. may send 500-1,000 troops to Liberia |
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Berlusconi in EU 'Nazi' slur
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| Jun.27 |
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Rebels call ceasefire |
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| Jun.25 |
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200 die in fight: minister |
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Militants offer truce
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| Jun.24 |
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Shells pound Monrovia despite truce |
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| Jun.17 |
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Liberian foes sign ceasefire
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| Jun.11 |
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President Taylor agrees truce |
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| Jun.9 |
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Westerners flee Liberian capital |
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| Jun.8 |
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Rebels push into capital. Liberia
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Rebel leader killed as coup fails |
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| Jun.7 |
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President tries to rally front-line troops |
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| Jun.4 |
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Arrest warrant for President Taylor. Liberia
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Cabinet OKs road map
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| Mar.9 |
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French confirm Ivory Coast killings |
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Millions in peace protests
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| Jan.13 |
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Truce ends hostilities. Togo
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| Jan.4 |
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I. Coast rebels in Paris talks vow |
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| Dec.21 |
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French fight Ivorian rebels. Ivory Coast
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| Dec.6 |
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Mass grave found |
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| Oct.6 |
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Fighting erupts, truce hopes dead |
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| Sep.25 |
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U.S. students evacuated. Ivory Coast
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| Sep.24 |
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U.S. forces to protect Americans |
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| Sep.21 |
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France sends troops to Ivory Coast |
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| Sep.19 |
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Former military ruler dies in mutiny |
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| Jan.27 |
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Army dump blast rocks Lagos |
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| Dec.24 |
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Minister shot dead; Troops deployed |
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| Jan.7 |
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Dissident soldiers seize radio station. Ivory Coast
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
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| 2006 |
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| Sep.18 |
10 generals among 12 killed in plane crash |
| 2004 |
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| Nov.6 |
France attacks Ivorian airbase| Ivory Coast: French forces have destroyed 2 government warplanes after an air strike left 8 French soldiers dead and 23 injured | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.10 |
Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels' UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President concealed banned weapons and ammunition in rice bags before distributing them to rebels fighting in Sierra Leone
| 2004 |
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| Nov.15 |
UN arms embargo for Ivory Coast The Security Council has voted unanimously to impose an immediate arms embargo. The ban will last 13 months
| 2002 |
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| Jan.27 |
Army dump blast rocks Lagos |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.6 |
Mass graves found. Liberia
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| Jul.20 |
UN probes 'abuse'| Ivory Coast: The United Nations is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers | |
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| Jul.19 |
First S Leone war crime sentences. Sierra Leone
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| Jun.20 |
First S Leone war crimes verdicts Sierra Leone: Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war
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| Jun.4 |
Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial UN Tribunal: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is calling war crimes trial in The Hague a 'charade' in a letter read by his lawyer who later walked out
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| Jan.17 |
Militants free Italian. Nigeria
| 2006 |
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| Nov.29 |
UN troops face child abuse claims |
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| Apr.3 |
Taylor appears in war crimes case Sierra Leone: Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court
| 2005 |
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| Nov.11 |
U.N. sends 'signal' to Taylor. Liberia
| 2004 |
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| Mar.9 |
War crimes tribunal opens. Sierra Leone
| 2003 |
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| Jun.4 |
Arrest warrant for President Taylor. Liberia
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| Mar.9 |
French confirm Ivory Coast killings |
| 2002 |
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| Dec.6 |
Mass grave found |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.22 |
Oil attack's rebels announce truce Nigeria: The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta blamed for an number of recent attacks on the oil industry announced a unilateral truce
| 2007 |
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| Jun.21 |
Troops kill 12 in strike on oil facility. Nigeria
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| Apr.18 |
25 militants killed in fighting |
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| Apr.17 |
Islamists attack police |
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| Apr.15 |
African Union peacekeeper killed |
| 2006 |
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| Jun.7 |
Militants attack oil field |
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| Mar.9 |
Militants fight military |
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| Jan.18 |
UN Bangladeshi troops flee town. Ivory Coast
| 2003 |
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| Oct.1 |
Liberia clashes mar U.N. takeover
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| Aug.14 |
Rebels hand over port. US troops arrived Liberia: 200 U.S. Marines copter into Monrovia's airport to support the operation
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| Aug.3 |
Fight as peace force nears |
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| Jul.30 |
Dozens killed in battle |
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| Jul.29 |
Army fights to regain port |
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| Jul.28 |
Rebels capture port city of Buchanan Liberia: The port had been taken by the MDL. The government forces were massing outside the city
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| Jul.28 |
Rebels attack second Liberian city |
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| Jul.24 |
Port becomes focus of war |
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| Jul.23 |
Mortars shatter cease-fire |
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| Jul.22 |
'600 die' as battle rages| Liberia: Defense minister backed Kofi Annan's call for action by the international community | | |
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| Jul.21 |
Panic on the streets |
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| Jul.21 |
Battle rages: '50 dead' Liberia: A shell hit a house, killing 18 people inside. Monrovia is in a panic and completely paralyzed
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| Jul.20 |
Rebels shell diplomatic neighborhood. Liberia
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| Jul.20 |
Heavy fighting in capital |
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| Jun.25 |
200 die in fight: minister |
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| Jun.24 |
Shells pound Monrovia despite truce |
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| Jun.9 |
Westerners flee Liberian capital |
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| Jun.8 |
Rebels push into capital. Liberia
| 2002 |
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| Dec.21 |
French fight Ivorian rebels. Ivory Coast
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| Oct.6 |
Fighting erupts, truce hopes dead |
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| Sep.25 |
U.S. students evacuated. Ivory Coast
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| Sep.19 |
Former military ruler dies in mutiny |
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| 2004 |
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| Nov.7 |
France boosts Ivory Coast force France was flying in 300 of extra soldiers and Ivory Coast was pulling back its troops
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| Jan.17 |
UN troops enter eastern Liberia
| 2003 |
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| Jul.25 |
Bush orders troops to positions off Liberia President ordered U.S. troops to support a West African peacekeeping force that is expected to be deployed
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| Jul.14 |
No U.S. troops until Taylor leaves |
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| Jul.4 |
U.S. to send small military team to Liberia |
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| Jul.3 |
U.S. 'warning order' on Liberia |
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| Jul.2 |
U.S. may send 500-1,000 troops to Liberia |
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| Jun.7 |
President tries to rally front-line troops |
| 2002 |
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| Sep.24 |
U.S. forces to protect Americans |
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| Sep.21 |
France sends troops to Ivory Coast |
| 2001 |
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| Dec.24 |
Minister shot dead; Troops deployed |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.13 |
Sudan and Chad strike peace deal| Senegal: Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have signed an accord aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries | | |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.22 |
Ivory Coast's disarmament begins
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| Jul.30 |
President and PM burn weapons. Ivory Coast
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| Jun.2 |
Rebels: We'll suspend oil attacks. Nigeria
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| May.19 |
Militias start to disarm. Ivory Coast
| 2006 |
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| May.5 |
Possible deal brings new hope. Nigeria
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| Apr.30 |
Darfur peace talks extended Nigeria: African Union mediators were extending by 48 hours a deadline for the peace parley's end
| 2005 |
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| Jul.5 |
Sudan, Darfur rebels sign agreement Nigeria: The parties to peace talks signed a declaration of principles, a breakthrough in negotiations
| 2004 |
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| Oct.1 |
Cease-fire reached with rebels. Nigeria
| 2003 |
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| Oct.1 |
UN begins peace task Liberia: The biggest United Nations peacekeeping operation in the world has got under way after clashes in the Monrovia
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| Aug.18 |
Liberia, rebels sign peace deal Government and rebel leaders signed a peace accord to end the 3-year civil war that brought down President Taylor
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| Aug.17 |
Peace deal 'imminent'. Liberia
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| Aug.6 |
Troops to start patrol. Liberia
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| Aug.4 |
Peace force arrives Liberia: The first wave of West African peacekeepers has arrived to end fighting between rebel troops and government forces
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| Aug.3 |
Monrovia awaits peace troops. Liberia
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| Aug.1 |
Force approved for Liberia |
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| Jul.30 |
Leaders debate Liberia force Ghana: West African leaders meet to review plans for a long-awaited peacekeeping mission
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| Jul.30 |
Advance expert team arrives in Liberia |
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| Jul.27 |
Peace force in Liberia within days |
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| Jul.23 |
Peacekeepers 'in days' |
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| Jun.27 |
Rebels call ceasefire |
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| Jun.17 |
Liberian foes sign ceasefire
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| Jun.11 |
President Taylor agrees truce |
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| Jan.13 |
Truce ends hostilities. Togo
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| Jan.4 |
I. Coast rebels in Paris talks vow |
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| 2003 |
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| Jul.25 |
US sends warships to Liberia |
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| 2005 |
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| Aug.3 |
Officers 'seize power'| Mauritania: Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council | |
| 2003 |
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| Jul.16 |
Coup topples government |
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| Jun.8 |
Rebel leader killed as coup fails |
| 2001 |
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| Jan.7 |
Dissident soldiers seize radio station. Ivory Coast
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| 2003 |
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| Jul.26 |
Liberians die in church mortar hit 7 killed, 30 more were seriously wounded from the blast
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