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Somalia targets Islamists' escape The transitional government has issued an urgent appeal to Kenya to seal their border to prevent Islamists from crossing
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Somalia offers Islamists amnesty
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| Jan.2 |
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Prime minister: Major fighting over
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Ethiopians to stay on in Somalia |
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| Jan.3 |
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Kenyans close border with Somalia
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US Navy patrols Somalia's coast
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| Jan.5 |
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Somalia 'needs peace force soon' |
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U.S. ships block escape route
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Tanzania's Migiro is U.N. deputy |
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| Jan.6 |
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Fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call 
The interim government indefinitely postponed plans to disarm Mogadishu, as hundreds of people burned tires
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| Jan.7 |
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Ethiopian forces under attack in Somalia |
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| Jan.8 |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects 
| The AC-130 has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia. Warplanes killed arge numbers of Islamic extremists in Hayi... | |
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| Jan.9 |
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U.S. icopter gunships attacked al Qaeda
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| Jan.10 |
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U.S. strike kills suspect in '98 bombings
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New attacks in southern Somalia |
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| Jan.11 |
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Official: strike missed al Qaeda suspects |
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| Jan.12 |
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Gun battle mars peace deal |
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Official: warlords agree to give up guns
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| Jan.13 |
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State of emergency declared |
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| Jan.14 |
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Talks begin on peacekeepers |
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| Jan.16 |
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Obama steps into White House race |
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| Jan.19 |
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Ethiopia 'set for Somali pullout' |
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Presidential palace in Mogadishu attacked |
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| Jan.22 |
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Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders' |
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| Jan.27 |
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More Ethiopians to quit Somalia |
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| Jan.28 |
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Sudan under pressure at AU summit
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| Jan.29 |
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African snub to Sudan over Darfur President Omar al-Bashir has again been bypassed in his bid to become chairman of the AU because of the conflict
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| Jan.30 |
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AU fails to secure Somali force
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| Jan.31 |
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Somalia begins enforcing martial law |
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| Feb.20 |
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Heavy shelling in Somali capital |
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| Feb.25 |
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Hundreds hurt in crossfire of fierce battles |
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| Mar.6 |
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Kidnapped Britons' vehicles found
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| Mar.9 |
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Hostages 'safe' with rebels |
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| Mar.13 |
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President under attack in palace |
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European hostages freed
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| Mar.18 |
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Mortar blasts shake capital |
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| Mar.21 |
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Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage
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| Mar.23 |
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Supply plane for peacekeepers shot down |
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| Mar.28 |
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African leaders in Zimbabwe talks
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| Mar.29 |
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Ethiopian helicopters fire on market |
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African leaders side with Mugabe Southern African Thursday emerged from a conference calling for the lifting of all sanctions against Mugabe's government
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| Mar.30 |
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Helicopter shot down in Mogadishu |
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| Mar.31 |
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Bloody battle rages Mogadishu |
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| Apr.4 |
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Bodies cleared from Mogadishu streets |
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| Apr.7 |
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Top US envoy on Somalia mission
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| Apr.10 |
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Ethiopia admits terror detentions |
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| Apr.19 |
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Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN
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| Apr.24 |
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Attack on oil field 'leaves 74 dead' |
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| Apr.26 |
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PM claims 'victory' |
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| Apr.29 |
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Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages
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| May.1 |
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AU peacekeepers patrol Mogadishu |
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| May.5 |
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon| Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off. The plane took off from Cameroon's commer... | |
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| May.6 |
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Kenyan airline wreckage found
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| May.7 |
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Flight 507 engine failure a focus
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| May.10 |
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Aid workers feared kidnapped |
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| May.12 |
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3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits
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| May.14 |
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Aid 'not reaching needy' |
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| Jun.1 |
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US ship 'fires on Somali village' Islamist militants are reported to have set up a base in a remote village
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| Jun.3 |
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PM survives bomb attack Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a suicide vehicle bomb blast that heavily damaged his home after A Toyota Land Cruiser exploded, killing six guards
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| Jun.5 |
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Deadly shoot-out with sect Police in Nairobi have shot and killed 21 people in a gun battle with members of the banned Mungiki sect
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| Jun.7 |
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Police shoot sect suspects |
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| Jun.11 |
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Two killed in Nairobi blast An explosion went off outside a hotel during morning rush hour, killing 2 people, injuring more than 30 and sending broken glass flying through...
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| Jun.25 |
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Shooting at food aid crush |
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| Jul.6 |
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5 children killed playing with land mine |
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| Aug.3 |
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Darfur rebels seek unity in talks |
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| Aug.11 |
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Two journalists assassinated |
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| Aug.23 |
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Pirates free crew, ransom paid |
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| Sep.2 |
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Lagat grabs unique double for U.S. |
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| Sep.11 |
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Ethiopia rings in new Millennium |
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| Sep.15 |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa | An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead | |
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Disease alert in flood-hit Africa |
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| Sep.30 |
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Gebrselassie breaks Marathon record |
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| Oct.11 |
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African wars cost billions $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly 2 dozen wars in recent decades, a price could've helped solve the AIDS crisis
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| Oct.17 |
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Aid stopped after kidnap Map of Mogadishu Somalia The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
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| Oct.19 |
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WFP head 'investigated' |
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| Oct.23 |
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U.N. food chief released Idris Osman was released. Government troops arrested Osman a week ago during a raid
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| Oct.27 |
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Heavy fighting in Mogadishu |
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| Oct.29 |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates| The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates | |
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| Oct.30 |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
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| Nov.2 |
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Pirates want U.S. Navy to back off |
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| Nov.11 |
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Children die in violence |
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| Nov.13 |
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Troops shut radio station |
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| Nov.19 |
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Ethiopia 'bombs' Ogaden villages |
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| Nov.22 |
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Head of Red Crescent named PM |
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| Dec.3 |
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UN says Somalia needs more help
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| Dec.4 |
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Ethiopia calls for help in Somalia
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| Dec.7 |
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Kenya battles swarms of locusts
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| Dec.18 |
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200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink
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| Dec.19 |
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Ethiopia PM attacks UN on Somalia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has accused the UN of playing a damaging role in the crisis
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| Dec.22 |
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Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'
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| Dec.24 |
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French journalist freed
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| Dec.26 |
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Kenyans vote amid fears of fraud Queues of voters are waiting to cast their ballots, as Kenyans choose a president in an atmosphere marred by accusations of poll rigging
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| Dec.28 |
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Kenyans count votes in tight race
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| Dec.29 |
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Count halted amid unrest The electoral commission said that incumbent president Mwai Kibaki was closing the gap on opposition leader Raila Odinga
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| Dec.30 |
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Kibaki named victor in Kenya vote The electoral commission has declared that President Mwai Kibaki won closely-fought election. Opposition leader accused Kibaki of electoral ...
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Odinga rejects poll result The opposition candidate in the presidential election has rejected the victory of President Kibaki, who has been sworn in for a second term
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Riots erupt after president re-elected Map of Nairobi Kenya| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
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| Dec.31 |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124' Map of Nairobi Kenya Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-rigging
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.1 |
Somalia targets Islamists' escape The transitional government has issued an urgent appeal to Kenya to seal their border to prevent Islamists from crossing
|
| Jan.1 |
Somalia offers Islamists amnesty
|
| Jan.2 |
Prime minister: Major fighting over
|
| Jan.2 |
Ethiopians to stay on in Somalia |
|
| Jan.3 |
US Navy patrols Somalia's coast
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| Jan.5 |
Somalia 'needs peace force soon' |
|
| Jan.5 |
U.S. ships block escape route
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| Jan.6 |
Fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call The interim government indefinitely postponed plans to disarm Mogadishu, as hundreds of people burned tires
|
| Jan.7 |
Ethiopian forces under attack in Somalia |
|
| Jan.8 |
U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects | The AC-130 has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia. Warplanes killed arge numbers of Islamic extremists in Hayi... | |
|
| Jan.9 |
U.S. icopter gunships attacked al Qaeda
|
| Jan.10 |
U.S. strike kills suspect in '98 bombings
|
| Jan.10 |
New attacks in southern Somalia |
|
| Jan.11 |
Official: strike missed al Qaeda suspects |
|
| Jan.12 |
Gun battle mars peace deal |
|
| Jan.12 |
Official: warlords agree to give up guns
|
| Jan.13 |
State of emergency declared |
|
| Jan.14 |
Talks begin on peacekeepers |
|
| Jan.19 |
Ethiopia 'set for Somali pullout' |
|
| Jan.19 |
Presidential palace in Mogadishu attacked |
|
| Jan.22 |
Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders' |
|
| Jan.27 |
More Ethiopians to quit Somalia |
|
| Jan.30 |
AU fails to secure Somali force
|
| Feb.20 |
Heavy shelling in Somali capital |
|
| Feb.25 |
Hundreds hurt in crossfire of fierce battles |
|
| Mar.13 |
President under attack in palace |
|
| Mar.18 |
Mortar blasts shake capital |
|
| Mar.21 |
Bodies dragged as Mogadishu battles rage
|
| Mar.23 |
Supply plane for peacekeepers shot down |
|
| Mar.29 |
Ethiopian helicopters fire on market |
|
| Mar.30 |
Helicopter shot down in Mogadishu |
|
| Mar.31 |
Bloody battle rages Mogadishu |
|
| Apr.4 |
Bodies cleared from Mogadishu streets |
|
| Apr.7 |
Top US envoy on Somalia mission
|
| Apr.26 |
PM claims 'victory' |
|
| Apr.29 |
Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages
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| May.1 |
AU peacekeepers patrol Mogadishu |
|
| Jun.1 |
US ship 'fires on Somali village' Islamist militants are reported to have set up a base in a remote village
|
| Jun.5 |
Deadly shoot-out with sect Police in Nairobi have shot and killed 21 people in a gun battle with members of the banned Mungiki sect
|
| Jun.25 |
Shooting at food aid crush |
|
| Jul.6 |
5 children killed playing with land mine |
|
| Aug.3 |
Darfur rebels seek unity in talks |
|
| Oct.11 |
African wars cost billions $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly 2 dozen wars in recent decades, a price could've helped solve the AIDS crisis
|
| Oct.27 |
Heavy fighting in Mogadishu |
|
| Oct.29 |
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates| The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates | |
|
| Nov.2 |
Pirates want U.S. Navy to back off |
|
| Nov.11 |
Children die in violence |
|
| Nov.13 |
Troops shut radio station |
|
| Nov.19 |
Ethiopia 'bombs' Ogaden villages |
|
| Dec.4 |
Ethiopia calls for help in Somalia
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.19 |
Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN
|
| May.5 |
Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon| Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off. The plane took off from Cameroon's commer... | |
|
| May.6 |
Kenyan airline wreckage found
|
| May.7 |
Flight 507 engine failure a focus
|
| Jul.6 |
5 children killed playing with land mine |
|
| Sep.15 |
Flood misery hits arc of Africa | An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead | |
|
| Sep.15 |
Disease alert in flood-hit Africa |
|
| Dec.3 |
UN says Somalia needs more help
|
| Dec.7 |
Kenya battles swarms of locusts
|
| Dec.18 |
200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.2 |
Lagat grabs unique double for U.S. |
|
| Sep.30 |
Gebrselassie breaks Marathon record |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.24 |
Attack on oil field 'leaves 74 dead' |
|
| Oct.11 |
African wars cost billions $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly 2 dozen wars in recent decades, a price could've helped solve the AIDS crisis
|
| Oct.30 |
Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
|
| Dec.7 |
Kenya battles swarms of locusts
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.6 |
Kidnapped Britons' vehicles found
|
| Mar.9 |
Hostages 'safe' with rebels |
|
| Mar.13 |
European hostages freed
|
| Apr.10 |
Ethiopia admits terror detentions |
|
| Apr.24 |
Attack on oil field 'leaves 74 dead' |
|
| Apr.29 |
Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages
|
| May.10 |
Aid workers feared kidnapped |
|
| May.12 |
3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits
|
| Jun.3 |
PM survives bomb attack Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a suicide vehicle bomb blast that heavily damaged his home after A Toyota Land Cruiser exploded, killing six guards
|
| Jun.7 |
Police shoot sect suspects |
|
| Jun.11 |
Two killed in Nairobi blast An explosion went off outside a hotel during morning rush hour, killing 2 people, injuring more than 30 and sending broken glass flying through...
|
| Aug.11 |
Two journalists assassinated |
|
| Aug.23 |
Pirates free crew, ransom paid |
|
| Oct.17 |
Aid stopped after kidnap Map of Mogadishu Somalia The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
|
| Oct.23 |
U.N. food chief released Idris Osman was released. Government troops arrested Osman a week ago during a raid
|
| Oct.29 |
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates| The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates | |
|
| Oct.30 |
Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
|
| Nov.2 |
Pirates want U.S. Navy to back off |
|
| Dec.22 |
Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'
|
| Dec.24 |
French journalist freed
|
| Dec.30 |
Riots erupt after president re-elected Map of Nairobi Kenya| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
|
| Dec.31 |
Election violence kills 'at least 124' Map of Nairobi Kenya Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-rigging
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Somalia targets Islamists' escape The transitional government has issued an urgent appeal to Kenya to seal their border to prevent Islamists from crossing
|
| Jan.1 |
Somalia offers Islamists amnesty
|
| Jan.2 |
Prime minister: Major fighting over
|
| Jan.2 |
Ethiopians to stay on in Somalia |
|
| Jan.3 |
Kenyans close border with Somalia
|
| Jan.5 |
Somalia 'needs peace force soon' |
|
| Jan.5 |
Tanzania's Migiro is U.N. deputy |
|
| Jan.13 |
State of emergency declared |
|
| Jan.14 |
Talks begin on peacekeepers |
|
| Jan.16 |
Obama steps into White House race |
|
| Jan.28 |
Sudan under pressure at AU summit
|
| Jan.29 |
African snub to Sudan over Darfur President Omar al-Bashir has again been bypassed in his bid to become chairman of the AU because of the conflict
|
| Jan.30 |
AU fails to secure Somali force
|
| Jan.31 |
Somalia begins enforcing martial law |
|
| Mar.28 |
African leaders in Zimbabwe talks
|
| Mar.29 |
African leaders side with Mugabe Southern African Thursday emerged from a conference calling for the lifting of all sanctions against Mugabe's government
|
| Apr.7 |
Top US envoy on Somalia mission
|
| Apr.10 |
Ethiopia admits terror detentions |
|
| Apr.26 |
PM claims 'victory' |
|
| May.12 |
3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits
|
| May.14 |
Aid 'not reaching needy' |
|
| Jun.7 |
Police shoot sect suspects |
|
| Aug.3 |
Darfur rebels seek unity in talks |
|
| Aug.11 |
Two journalists assassinated |
|
| Sep.11 |
Ethiopia rings in new Millennium |
|
| Oct.17 |
Aid stopped after kidnap Map of Mogadishu Somalia The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
|
| Oct.19 |
WFP head 'investigated' |
|
| Nov.13 |
Troops shut radio station |
|
| Nov.22 |
Head of Red Crescent named PM |
|
| Dec.3 |
UN says Somalia needs more help
|
| Dec.4 |
Ethiopia calls for help in Somalia
|
| Dec.18 |
200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink
|
| Dec.19 |
Ethiopia PM attacks UN on Somalia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has accused the UN of playing a damaging role in the crisis
|
| Dec.22 |
Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'
|
| Dec.26 |
Kenyans vote amid fears of fraud Queues of voters are waiting to cast their ballots, as Kenyans choose a president in an atmosphere marred by accusations of poll rigging
|
| Dec.28 |
Kenyans count votes in tight race
|
| Dec.29 |
Count halted amid unrest The electoral commission said that incumbent president Mwai Kibaki was closing the gap on opposition leader Raila Odinga
|
| Dec.30 |
Kibaki named victor in Kenya vote The electoral commission has declared that President Mwai Kibaki won closely-fought election. Opposition leader accused Kibaki of electoral ...
|
| Dec.30 |
Odinga rejects poll result The opposition candidate in the presidential election has rejected the victory of President Kibaki, who has been sworn in for a second term
|
| Dec.30 |
Riots erupt after president re-elected Map of Nairobi Kenya| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
|
| Dec.31 |
Election violence kills 'at least 124' Map of Nairobi Kenya Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-rigging
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