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| Jan.9 |
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Australian rider killed on rally |
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| Jan.15 |
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Alphand wins Dakar Rally |
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'War going on' in oilfield |
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| Jan.16 |
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First Africa woman leader sworn in Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been sworn in as Liberia's new president
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| Jan.17 |
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Party quits peace process |
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| Jan.18 |
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UN Bangladeshi troops flee town
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President calls for calm Laurent Gbagbo has called for his supporters to end violent protests against foreign targets in the main city
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| Jan.19 |
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UN condemns Ivory Coast violence
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Protesters hit with tear gas |
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| Jan.24 |
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Nine dead in attack |
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| Jan.29 |
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Foreign workers freed |
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| Feb.7 |
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Ivory Coast gets to final of African Cup |
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| Feb.8 |
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Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
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| Feb.9 |
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Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull
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More bird flu in Nigeria alarms WHO |
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| Feb.10 |
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UN urges Nigeria bird flu action
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| Feb.12 |
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Fears bird flu has spread to humans
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| Feb.18 |
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16 die in cartoon protests
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9 abducted in Niger delta |
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| Feb.19 |
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Militants claim oil attack |
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| Feb.22 |
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Riots leave many dead |
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| Mar.6 |
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40 migrants drown off Africa |
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| Mar.7 |
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African star Ali Farka Toure dies |
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| Mar.8 |
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300 African migrants drown a month |
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| Mar.9 |
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Militants fight military |
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| Mar.12 |
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200 immigrants intercepted |
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| Mar.14 |
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U.S. hostage fears for life |
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| Mar.17 |
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Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile
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| Mar.22 |
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Skyscraper crumbles in downpour |
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Athletes 'go missing from Games' |
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| Mar.28 |
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War crimes suspect Taylor missing
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US warning over missing Taylor |
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| Mar.29 |
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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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Eyes to the sky as eclipse sweeps globe |
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Taylor sent to war crimes court
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| Apr.2 |
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Taylor says Nigeria betrayed him |
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| Apr.3 |
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Taylor appears in war crimes case Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court
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Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes
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| Apr.10 |
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120 feared dead as boat capsizes
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| Apr.18 |
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President offers Delta boost Obasanjo has promised thousands more jobs and a new motorway for the oil-rich region
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| Apr.20 |
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Nigeria settles Paris Club debt Nigeria is becoming the first African nation to settle with its lenders to clear the way for greater spending
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| Apr.29 |
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Pressure grows for Darfur peace |
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Bomb explodes near refinery |
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| Apr.30 |
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Darfur peace talks extended African Union mediators were extending by 48 hours a deadline for the peace parley's end
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| May.2 |
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New deadline for Darfur agreement The deadline has again been extended for rebel and Sudanese government to sign a deal ending the conflict
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| May.4 |
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Darfur peace pact remains elusive Talks in Abuja, Nigeria passed another deadline
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| May.5 |
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Possible deal brings new hope The rebel group has tentatively agreed to a deal with the government during talks in Abuja
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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. The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an... | |
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| May.7 |
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Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread' Girls as young as eight are still being sexually exploited by aid workers and peacekeepers
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| May.12 |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200| Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed | |
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| May.16 |
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No third term for President Obasanjo |
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| Jun.7 |
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Militants attack oil field |
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| Jun.15 |
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UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor The British government has agreed that former Liberian leader could serve a prison sentence in the UK
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| Jun.16 |
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U.N. authorizes Taylor's war crimes trial |
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| Jun.20 |
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Taylor on way to Hague for trial Former Liberian was on a plane on his way to stand trial on 11 war crimes charges
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| Jun.22 |
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Ghana won place in last 16 over U.S
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| Jul.12 |
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Authorities begin to issue national IDs |
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| Jul.13 |
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Blasts hit oil pipeline |
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| Jul.19 |
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Building collapse kills 11 |
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| Jul.21 |
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Taylor 'unhappy with jail food' |
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| Jul.26 |
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Presidential palace burns |
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| Aug.15 |
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Nigeria 'must halt kidnappings' |
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| Aug.23 |
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Tropical Storm Debby forms in Atlantic |
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| Sep.6 |
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Ivorian cabinet quits over waste
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| Sep.15 |
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Protesters beat ex-minister Protesters angry over toxic waste dumping blamed for 6 deaths beat a former transport minister
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| Sep.18 |
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10 generals among 12 killed in plane crash
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| Sep.21 |
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Boat people play cat-and-mouse
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| Sep.30 |
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Dam collapse floods town 40 people are feared dead in northern Nigeria after 500 houses were swept away by the waters near Gusau
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| Oct.11 |
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Hostages freed
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| Oct.21 |
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Rebels free oil hostages
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| Oct.23 |
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Ex-president tries to block testimony
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| Oct.29 |
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Sultan among crash dead 
| Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames. The jetliner was still on fire at the edge of the runway hours after i... | |
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| Nov.2 |
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Nigeria gets new Islamic leader
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2 foreigners kidnapped
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Trade to top China-Africa summit More than 40 African heads of state have gathering for a summit with China on trade and investment
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| Nov.22 |
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Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue Nigerian troops tried to free 7 foreigners abducted from an offshore oil field
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| Nov.29 |
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UN troops face child abuse claims
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| Nov.30 |
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HIV afflicting workforce
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| Dec.18 |
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Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days
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Diamond trade goes on despite ban
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| Dec.19 |
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Migrants' ordeal: Hallucinations, big waves
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| Dec.21 |
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Bomb sparks Shell pullout
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| Dec.26 |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
| Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
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Nigeria mourns pipeline victims
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| Dec.28 |
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Togo legalizes abortion in rape, incest
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.15 |
'War going on' in oilfield |
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| Jan.18 |
UN Bangladeshi troops flee town
|
| Jan.29 |
Foreign workers freed |
|
| Feb.19 |
Militants claim oil attack |
|
| Mar.9 |
Militants fight military |
|
| Mar.28 |
War crimes suspect Taylor missing
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| Apr.3 |
Taylor appears in war crimes case Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court
|
| Apr.30 |
Darfur peace talks extended African Union mediators were extending by 48 hours a deadline for the peace parley's end
|
| May.5 |
Possible deal brings new hope The rebel group has tentatively agreed to a deal with the government during talks in Abuja
|
| May.5 |
Main parties sign Darfur accord| The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict. The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an... | |
|
| Jun.7 |
Militants attack oil field |
|
| Sep.18 |
10 generals among 12 killed in plane crash
|
| Nov.29 |
UN troops face child abuse claims
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
|
| Feb.9 |
Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull
|
| Feb.9 |
More bird flu in Nigeria alarms WHO |
|
| Feb.10 |
UN urges Nigeria bird flu action
|
| Feb.12 |
Fears bird flu has spread to humans
|
| Mar.6 |
40 migrants drown off Africa |
|
| Mar.8 |
300 African migrants drown a month |
|
| Mar.22 |
Skyscraper crumbles in downpour |
|
| Mar.22 |
Athletes 'go missing from Games' |
|
| Apr.10 |
120 feared dead as boat capsizes
|
| May.12 |
Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200| Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed | |
|
| Jul.19 |
Building collapse kills 11 |
|
| Jul.26 |
Presidential palace burns |
|
| Aug.23 |
Tropical Storm Debby forms in Atlantic |
|
| Sep.6 |
Ivorian cabinet quits over waste
|
| Sep.18 |
10 generals among 12 killed in plane crash
|
| Sep.30 |
Dam collapse floods town 40 people are feared dead in northern Nigeria after 500 houses were swept away by the waters near Gusau
|
| Oct.29 |
Sultan among crash dead | Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames. The jetliner was still on fire at the edge of the runway hours after i... | |
|
| Nov.30 |
HIV afflicting workforce
|
| Dec.18 |
Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days
|
| Dec.19 |
Migrants' ordeal: Hallucinations, big waves
|
| Dec.26 |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
| Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
|
| | |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.15 |
'War going on' in oilfield |
|
| Jan.24 |
Nine dead in attack |
|
| Mar.7 |
African star Ali Farka Toure dies |
|
| Apr.18 |
President offers Delta boost Obasanjo has promised thousands more jobs and a new motorway for the oil-rich region
|
| Apr.20 |
Nigeria settles Paris Club debt Nigeria is becoming the first African nation to settle with its lenders to clear the way for greater spending
|
| Apr.29 |
Bomb explodes near refinery |
|
| May.12 |
Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200| Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed | |
|
| Jun.7 |
Militants attack oil field |
|
| Jul.13 |
Blasts hit oil pipeline |
|
| Oct.21 |
Rebels free oil hostages
|
| Nov.2 |
Trade to top China-Africa summit More than 40 African heads of state have gathering for a summit with China on trade and investment
|
| Nov.22 |
Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue Nigerian troops tried to free 7 foreigners abducted from an offshore oil field
|
| Nov.30 |
HIV afflicting workforce
|
| Dec.21 |
Bomb sparks Shell pullout
|
| Dec.26 |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
| Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
|
| | |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Australian rider killed on rally |
|
| Jan.15 |
Alphand wins Dakar Rally |
|
| Feb.7 |
Ivory Coast gets to final of African Cup |
|
| Mar.22 |
Athletes 'go missing from Games' |
|
| Jun.22 |
Ghana won place in last 16 over U.S
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.24 |
Nine dead in attack |
|
| Feb.18 |
9 abducted in Niger delta |
|
| Feb.22 |
Riots leave many dead |
|
| Mar.12 |
200 immigrants intercepted |
|
| Mar.14 |
U.S. hostage fears for life |
|
| Mar.28 |
War crimes suspect Taylor missing
|
| Mar.29 |
Taylor sent to war crimes court
|
| Apr.3 |
Taylor appears in war crimes case Former Liberian President is making his first appearance at the UN-backed special war crimes court
|
| Apr.3 |
Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes
|
| Apr.29 |
Bomb explodes near refinery |
|
| May.7 |
Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread' Girls as young as eight are still being sexually exploited by aid workers and peacekeepers
|
| Jun.15 |
UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor The British government has agreed that former Liberian leader could serve a prison sentence in the UK
|
| Jun.16 |
U.N. authorizes Taylor's war crimes trial |
|
| Jun.20 |
Taylor on way to Hague for trial Former Liberian was on a plane on his way to stand trial on 11 war crimes charges
|
| Jul.13 |
Blasts hit oil pipeline |
|
| Jul.21 |
Taylor 'unhappy with jail food' |
|
| Aug.15 |
Nigeria 'must halt kidnappings' |
|
| Oct.11 |
Hostages freed
|
| Oct.21 |
Rebels free oil hostages
|
| Nov.2 |
2 foreigners kidnapped
|
| Nov.22 |
Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue Nigerian troops tried to free 7 foreigners abducted from an offshore oil field
|
| Nov.29 |
UN troops face child abuse claims
|
| Dec.18 |
Diamond trade goes on despite ban
|
| Dec.21 |
Bomb sparks Shell pullout
|
| Dec.28 |
Togo legalizes abortion in rape, incest
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.16 |
First Africa woman leader sworn in Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been sworn in as Liberia's new president
|
| Jan.17 |
Party quits peace process |
|
| Jan.18 |
President calls for calm Laurent Gbagbo has called for his supporters to end violent protests against foreign targets in the main city
|
| Jan.19 |
UN condemns Ivory Coast violence
|
| Jan.19 |
Protesters hit with tear gas |
|
| Feb.18 |
16 die in cartoon protests
|
| Mar.17 |
Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile
|
| Mar.28 |
US warning over missing Taylor |
|
| Mar.29 |
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 | | |
|
| Mar.29 |
Eyes to the sky as eclipse sweeps globe |
|
| Apr.2 |
Taylor says Nigeria betrayed him |
|
| Apr.18 |
President offers Delta boost Obasanjo has promised thousands more jobs and a new motorway for the oil-rich region
|
| Apr.29 |
Pressure grows for Darfur peace |
|
| Apr.30 |
Darfur peace talks extended African Union mediators were extending by 48 hours a deadline for the peace parley's end
|
| May.2 |
New deadline for Darfur agreement The deadline has again been extended for rebel and Sudanese government to sign a deal ending the conflict
|
| May.4 |
Darfur peace pact remains elusive Talks in Abuja, Nigeria passed another deadline
|
| May.5 |
Possible deal brings new hope The rebel group has tentatively agreed to a deal with the government during talks in Abuja
|
| May.5 |
Main parties sign Darfur accord| The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict. The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an... | |
|
| May.16 |
No third term for President Obasanjo |
|
| Jul.12 |
Authorities begin to issue national IDs |
|
| Sep.6 |
Ivorian cabinet quits over waste
|
| Sep.15 |
Protesters beat ex-minister Protesters angry over toxic waste dumping blamed for 6 deaths beat a former transport minister
|
| Sep.21 |
Boat people play cat-and-mouse
|
| Oct.23 |
Ex-president tries to block testimony
|
| Nov.2 |
Nigeria gets new Islamic leader
|
| Nov.2 |
Trade to top China-Africa summit More than 40 African heads of state have gathering for a summit with China on trade and investment
|
| Dec.19 |
Migrants' ordeal: Hallucinations, big waves
|
| Dec.26 |
Nigeria mourns pipeline victims
|
| Dec.28 |
Togo legalizes abortion in rape, incest
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