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Summary.     Click for More > Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea  An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued Taylor on flight back to Liberia Three bombs rip through resort Main parties sign Darfur accord Zuma acquitted in rape case Islamists claim Mogadishu victory   An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US   Muslims blast pope's Islam speech  Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize Madonna baby flies out of Malawi Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu

Jan.16  Liberia  First Africa woman leader sworn in
Jan.18  Ivory Coast  President calls for calm
Jan.22  Sudan  Sudan dispute dogs African summit
Feb.3   Egypt  
 Egypt  Hopes dim for ferry missing
Feb.8  Nigeria  Deadly bird flu found
Feb.25  Uganda  Museveni won presidential race
Mar.4  Arab Countries  al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons
Mar.29   Nigeria
Apr.12  Chad  Rebels close in on capital
Apr.24   Egypt
May.5   Nigeria
May.8   South Africa
May.12  Nigeria  Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200
 Somalia  130 dead in fighting
Jun.5   Somalia  
Jun.23  Somalia  Swedish cameraman shot dead
Jul.27  Arab Countries  Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds'
Jul.29  Congo  Congo goes to polls first time in decades
Sep.14   Arab Countries  
Sep.20  South Africa  S. Africa drops Zuma graft charges
Oct.16   Malawi
Oct.22  Sudan  Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog
Oct.29  Nigeria  Sultan among crash dead
Oct.31  South Africa  Botha, bastion of white rule, dies
Nov.15  Congo  Kabila named winner of vote
Nov.16  Sudan  Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
Dec.18  Senegal  Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die
Dec.19  Libya  HIV medics condemned to death
Dec.21  Somalia  Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia
Dec.22  Sudan  Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan
Dec.24  Somalia  Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas
Dec.26   Nigeria
Dec.27   Somalia
Dec.31  Somalia  Militia abandon last major stronghold



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First Africa woman leader sworn in President calls for calm Sudan dispute dogs African summit Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea

January 2006 ... more > Top ^

Jan.13  Darfur  AU backs UN plan for Sudan force
Jan.16   Liberia
Jan.18   Ivory Coast
Jan.22   Sudan
Jan.23  Kenya  Many trapped in Nairobi collapse

February 2006 ... more > Top ^

Feb.3   Egypt  
  An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
  Egypt Hopes dim for ferry missing Feb.4  Egypt  Officials: Fire made ferry sink Feb.8   Nigeria Deadly bird flu found Feb.10  Egypt  Hosts won African Nations Cup  Egypt  Pharaonic tomb find Feb.17  Libya  10 die in cartoon clash at consulate Feb.25   Uganda Museveni won presidential race

March 2006 ... more > Top ^

Mar.4   Arab Countries al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons Mar.19  Somalia  US captures 13 'pirates' Mar.23  Cameroon  Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned Mar.29   Nigeria     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

April 2006 ... more > Top ^

Apr.3  Sierra Leone  Taylor appears in war crimes case Apr.12   Chad   Rebels close in on capital  Rebels vowing to overthrow the president have moved to within 65 miles of N'Djamena Apr.14  Egypt  Attacks on churches: 1 dead Apr.24   Egypt   Three bombs rip through resort
  23 people, including 3 foreigners, were killed and 62 others were wounded in in the Red Sea town of Dahab.    The blasts took place about 7:15 p.m. at 2 cafeterias and a supermarket. 42 of the wounded are Egyptian and 3 are members ...
Apr.30  Nigeria  Darfur peace talks extended

May 2006 ... more > Top ^

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.    The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an...
May.8   South Africa   Zuma acquitted in rape case
  A judge acquitted former Deputy President on charges he raped an HIV-positive family friend.    The decision is keeping alive the political Zuma's hopes recently seen as the country's next president 2,...
May.9  Egypt  Bombings 'mastermind' killed May.11  Egypt  Violence at Cairo trial protests May.12   Nigeria   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   Somalia 130 dead in fighting May.25  Somalia  Battle intensifies for Mogadishu

June 2006 ... more > Top ^

Jun.5   Somalia   Islamists claim Mogadishu victory Map of Baquba Somalia
  An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US
Jun.14  Somalia  Islamists capture key town Jun.23   Somalia Swedish cameraman shot dead

July 2006 ... more > Top ^

Jul.20  Somalia  Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia Jul.27   Arab Countries     Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds'  Ayman al-Zawahiri has said the militant network will respond to attacks on Muslims in Lebanon and Gaza Jul.28  Somalia  Government minister assassinated Jul.29   Congo   Congo goes to polls first time in decades  17,000 U.N. troops and 2,000 European Union troops -- is on standby

August 2006 ... more > Top ^

Aug.20  Egypt  Train crash kills 57 Aug.26  Uganda  Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce

September 2006 ... more > Top ^

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
 In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor, who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil , 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.' Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican. And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
Sep.18  Somalia  Car bomb attack kills 8 Sep.20   South Africa S. Africa drops Zuma graft charges Sep.24  Somalia  Islamists seized port of Kismayo

October 2006 ... more > Top ^

Oct.10  Congo  DR Congo children 'still armed' Oct.16   Malawi   Madonna baby flies out of Malawi
  A plane carrying 13-month-old David Banda that pop star is seeking to adopt has taken off from the country
Oct.22   Sudan   Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog  The government gave Jan Pronk, who has openly criticized Khartoum as well as rebels, three days to leave Oct.29   Nigeria   Sultan among crash dead   Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames Oct.31   South Africa   Botha, bastion of white rule, dies  Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle

November 2006 ... more > Top ^

Nov.1  South Africa  Mandela pays tribute to Botha Nov.14  South Africa  S Africa approves same-sex unions Nov.15   Congo   Kabila named winner of vote   Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival Nov.16  Congo  Poll loser rejects result   Sudan   Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan   Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint UN and African Union peacekeeping force into Darfur Nov.22  Nigeria  Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue

December 2006 ... more > Top ^

Dec.12  Ethiopia  Ex-dictator convicted of genocide Dec.18   Senegal Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die Dec.19   Libya   HIV medics condemned to death   A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus Dec.20  Somalia  Heavy fighting erupts Dec.21   Somalia     Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia  The leader of the Union of Islamic Courts says they are in a state of war with Ethiopia Dec.22   Sudan Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan Dec.24   Somalia Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas Dec.26   Nigeria   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 f...
 Somalia  Islamic forces retreat Dec.27   Somalia   Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu
  Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital.    'We have withdrawn all the leaders and members,' the top Somali Islamic leader told al-Jazeera. Gunfire e...
Dec.28  Somalia  Mogadishu falls to government troops Dec.31   Somalia Militia abandon last major stronghold

Museveni won presidential race Congo goes to polls first time in decades  17,000 U.N. troops and 2,000 European Union troops -- is on standby Kabila named winner of vote   Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival Deadly bird flu found Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea



Africa, 2006 Fire Timeline ... See World Fire timeline Top ^
2006
Feb.4  Egypt  Officials: Fire made ferry sink



Africa, 2006 Election, Vote Timeline ... See World Election, Vote timeline Top ^
2006
Feb.25   Uganda
Jul.29   Congo
Nov.15   Congo
Nov.16  Congo  Poll loser rejects result



Africa, 2006 Soccer Timeline ... See World Soccer timeline Top ^
2006
Feb.10  Egypt  Hosts won African Nations Cup
Apr.3  Sierra Leone  Taylor appears in war crimes case
Oct.10  Congo  DR Congo children 'still armed'



Africa, 2006 Health Disasters Timeline ... See World Health Disasters timeline Top ^
2006
Feb.8   Nigeria
Jul.20  Somalia  Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia



Africa, 2006 Sea Disasters Timeline ... See World Sea Disasters timeline Top ^
2006
Feb.3   Egypt
  An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
Mar.19  Somalia  US captures 13 'pirates' Mar.23  Cameroon  Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned Dec.18   Senegal Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die


Africa, 2006 Religion Timeline ... See World Religion timeline Top ^
2006 Mar.4   Arab Countries al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons Apr.24   Egypt Three bombs rip through resort
  23 people, including 3 foreigners, were killed and 62 others were wounded in in the Red Sea town of Dahab.    The blasts took place about 7:15 p.m. at 2 cafeterias and a supermarket. 42 of the wounded are Egyptian and 3 are members ...
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
 In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor, who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil , 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.' Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican. And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.



Africa, 2006 Justice Timeline ... See World Justice timeline Top ^
2006 Apr.3  Sierra Leone  Taylor appears in war crimes case May.8   South Africa Zuma acquitted in rape case
  A judge acquitted former Deputy President on charges he raped an HIV-positive family friend.    The decision is keeping alive the political Zuma's hopes recently seen as the country's next president 2,...
Sep.20   South Africa S. Africa drops Zuma graft charges Dec.12  Ethiopia  Ex-dictator convicted of genocide Dec.19   Libya HIV medics condemned to death   A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus


Africa, 2006 Civil War Timeline ... See World Civil War timeline Top ^
2006 Jun.14  Somalia  Islamists capture key town Dec.26  Somalia  Islamic forces retreat Dec.27   Somalia Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu
  Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital.    'We have withdrawn all the leaders and members,' the top Somali Islamic leader told al-Jazeera. Gunfire e...
Dec.28  Somalia  Mogadishu falls to government troops Dec.31   Somalia Militia abandon last major stronghold


Africa, 2006 Summit Timeline ... See World Summit timeline Top ^
2006 Jan.22   Sudan Sudan dispute dogs African summit


Africa, 2006 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2006 Dec.21   Somalia   Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia  The leader of the Union of Islamic Courts says they are in a state of war with Ethiopia


Africa, 2006 Aviation Disasters Timeline ... See World Aviation Disasters timeline Top ^
2006 Oct.29   Nigeria Sultan among crash dead   Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames Dec.24   Somalia Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas


Africa, 2006 Agreement Timeline ... See World Agreement timeline Top ^
2006 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.    The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an...
Aug.26  Uganda  Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce Nov.16   Sudan Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan   Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint UN and African Union peacekeeping force into Darfur


Africa, 2006 Diplomacy Timeline ... See World Diplomacy timeline Top ^
2006 Oct.22   Sudan Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog  The government gave Jan Pronk, who has openly criticized Khartoum as well as rebels, three days to leave


Africa, 2006 Arrest Timeline ... See World Arrest timeline Top ^
2006 Mar.19  Somalia  US captures 13 'pirates' Oct.10  Congo  DR Congo children 'still armed' Dec.19   Libya HIV medics condemned to death   A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus


Africa, 2006 Assassination Timeline ... See World Assassination timeline Top ^
2006 Jul.28  Somalia  Government minister assassinated


Africa, 2006 Structure Collapse Timeline ... See World Structure Collapse timeline Top ^
2006 Jan.23  Kenya  Many trapped in Nairobi collapse Apr.30  Nigeria  Darfur peace talks extended


Africa, 2006 Leaders Timeline ... See World Leaders timeline Top ^
2006 Mar.29   Nigeria   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



Africa, 2006 Protest Timeline ... See World Protest timeline Top ^
2006 Feb.17  Libya  10 die in cartoon clash at consulate Apr.12   Chad Rebels close in on capital  Rebels vowing to overthrow the president have moved to within 65 miles of N'Djamena May.11  Egypt  Violence at Cairo trial protests May.12   Somalia 130 dead in fighting May.25  Somalia  Battle intensifies for Mogadishu Jun.5   Somalia Islamists claim Mogadishu victory Map of Baquba Somalia
  An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US
Aug.20  Egypt  Train crash kills 57 Sep.24  Somalia  Islamists seized port of Kismayo Dec.20  Somalia  Heavy fighting erupts


Africa, 2006 Peace Efforts Timeline ... See World Peace Efforts timeline Top ^
2006 Jan.13  Darfur  AU backs UN plan for Sudan force Jan.18   Ivory Coast President calls for calm Feb.10  Egypt  Pharaonic tomb find Apr.30  Nigeria  Darfur peace talks extended 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.    The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an...
Aug.26  Uganda  Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce Nov.16   Sudan Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan   Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint UN and African Union peacekeeping force into Darfur Dec.22   Sudan Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan


Africa, 2006 Rescue Timeline ... See World Rescue timeline Top ^
2006 Feb.3   Egypt Hopes dim for ferry missing


Africa, 2006 Terror Timeline ... See World Terror timeline Top ^
2006 Apr.14  Egypt  Attacks on churches: 1 dead May.9  Egypt  Bombings 'mastermind' killed Jun.23   Somalia Swedish cameraman shot dead Jul.27   Arab Countries   Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds'  Ayman al-Zawahiri has said the militant network will respond to attacks on Muslims in Lebanon and Gaza Sep.18  Somalia  Car bomb attack kills 8 Nov.14  South Africa  S Africa approves same-sex unions Nov.22  Nigeria  Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue


Africa, 2006 Female Politics Timeline ... See World Female Politics timeline Top ^
2006 Jan.16   Liberia First Africa woman leader sworn in Oct.16   Malawi Madonna baby flies out of Malawi
  A plane carrying 13-month-old David Banda that pop star is seeking to adopt has taken off from the country



Africa, 2006 Obituary Timeline ... See World Obituary timeline Top ^
2006 Oct.31   South Africa Botha, bastion of white rule, dies  Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle Nov.1  South Africa  Mandela pays tribute to Botha


Africa, 2006 Explosion Timeline ... See World Explosion timeline Top ^
2006 May.12   Nigeria 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 May.12   Nigeria 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 Nov.22  Nigeria  Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue Dec.26   Nigeria 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 f...
Dec.26   Nigeria 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 f...