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| Jan.2 |
Zambia |
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Mwanawasa sworn in |
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| Jan.10 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe gets new powers
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| Jan.13 |
Malawi |
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Southern African summit |
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| Jan.16 |
Nigeria |
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General strike |
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| Jan.18 |
Congo |
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Volcano kills 45 people
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| Jan.19 |
Congo |
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Half of the city has been burned Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu
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| Jan.20 |
Congo |
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50 |
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| Jan.28 |
Nigeria |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead| killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump | |
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| Feb.20 |
Egypt |
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Train inferno kills 350 |
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| Feb.22 |
Angola |
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Rebel leader killed |
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| Feb.25 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe opponent accused of treason
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| Mar.13 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe wins 'rigged' poll President has won a fifth term in office amid accusations of ballot irregularities and ruling party violence
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| Mar.19 |
Zimbabwe |
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Commonwealth suspended Zimbabwe |
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| Apr.11 |
Tunisia |
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Blast at synagogue kills 21
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| Apr.29 |
Madagascar |
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Opposition wins poll |
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| May.4 |
Nigeria |
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Aircraft with 75 people crashed |
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| May.28 |
Libya |
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Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
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| Jul.5 |
Algeria |
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Bomb kills 30 in market
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| Jul.8 |
South Africa |
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Leaders launch African Union
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| Jul.16 |
Morocco |
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Morocco defies Spain over Perejil Morocco has dismissed calls to withdraw an occupation force from a tiny disputed Mediterranean island
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| Jul.20 |
Kenya |
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Accord moves Sudan closer to peace |
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| Jul.30 |
South Africa |
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Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war |
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| Aug.12 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe tells white farmers to go
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| Aug.23 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe dissolves cabinet |
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| Aug.28 |
South Africa |
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Summit confronts water crisis |
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| Sep.13 |
South Africa |
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Oil spill threatens wildlife park |
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| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
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U.S. students evacuated |
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks| The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm | | |
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| Oct.5 |
Congo |
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Rwandan troops pull out |
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| Nov.1 |
Morocco |
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Jail fire kills 49 |
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| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
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Miss World leaves Nigeria for London
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| Nov.26 |
Nigeria |
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Miss World reporter faces fatwa |
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| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
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12 killed at Israeli-owned hotel 4-wheel drive vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Hotel Paradise and blew up when it hit the lobby
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| |
Kenya |
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Israeli airliner was target of missile attack
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| Nov.29 |
Kenya |
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12 Held Over Attacks |
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|
| Dec.16 |
South Africa |
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DR Congo peace deal signed |
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| Dec.21 |
Ivory Coast |
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French fight Ivorian rebels |
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| Dec.29 |
Kenya |
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Kibaki declared president
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|
| 2002 |
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| Jan.20 |
Congo |
Goma petrol station blast kills 50 |
|
| Feb.20 |
Egypt |
Train inferno kills 350 |
|
| Nov.1 |
Morocco |
Jail fire kills 49 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Mar.13 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe wins 'rigged' poll President has won a fifth term in office amid accusations of ballot irregularities and ruling party violence
|
| Apr.29 |
Madagascar |
Opposition wins poll |
|
| Dec.29 |
Kenya |
Kibaki declared president
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.16 |
Morocco |
Morocco defies Spain over Perejil Morocco has dismissed calls to withdraw an occupation force from a tiny disputed Mediterranean island
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.23 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe dissolves cabinet |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Malawi |
Southern African summit |
|
| Jul.8 |
South Africa |
Leaders launch African Union
|
| Oct.5 |
Congo |
Rwandan troops pull out |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
1,800 people died as ferry sinks| The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm | | |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Apr.11 |
Tunisia |
Blast at synagogue kills 21
|
| Jul.5 |
Algeria |
Bomb kills 30 in market
|
| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
Miss World leaves Nigeria for London
|
| Nov.26 |
Nigeria |
Miss World reporter faces fatwa |
|
| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
12 killed at Israeli-owned hotel 4-wheel drive vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Hotel Paradise and blew up when it hit the lobby
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.16 |
Nigeria |
General strike |
|
| Jan.18 |
Congo |
Volcano kills 45 people
|
| Jan.19 |
Congo |
Half of the city has been burned Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
Israeli airliner was target of missile attack
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.28 |
South Africa |
Summit confronts water crisis |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| May.4 |
Nigeria |
Aircraft with 75 people crashed |
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.20 |
Kenya |
Accord moves Sudan closer to peace |
|
| Jul.30 |
South Africa |
Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war |
|
| Dec.16 |
South Africa |
DR Congo peace deal signed |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.13 |
South Africa |
Oil spill threatens wildlife park |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Feb.25 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe opponent accused of treason
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Mar.19 |
Zimbabwe |
Commonwealth suspended Zimbabwe |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Zambia |
Mwanawasa sworn in |
|
| Jan.10 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe gets new powers
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Feb.22 |
Angola |
Rebel leader killed |
|
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
|
| Dec.21 |
Ivory Coast |
French fight Ivorian rebels |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe tells white farmers to go
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.20 |
Kenya |
Accord moves Sudan closer to peace |
|
| Jul.30 |
South Africa |
Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war |
|
| Nov.1 |
Morocco |
Jail fire kills 49 |
|
| Dec.16 |
South Africa |
DR Congo peace deal signed |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
Israeli airliner was target of missile attack
|
| Nov.29 |
Kenya |
12 Held Over Attacks |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Nigeria |
Lagos blasts leave 500 dead| killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump | |