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| Jan.17 |
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Militants free Italian
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| Jan.26 |
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Security forces kill at least 59 in protests |
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President Lansana Conte 'to cede powers' Conte has agreed to cede some powers to a prime minister. Union leaders may call off their general strike
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| Jan.28 |
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Militants sprung gang leader from jail |
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| Jan.31 |
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Nigeria's first human death from bird flu |
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| Feb.5 |
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Mauritania refuses migrant boat
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| Feb.7 |
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Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter |
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| Feb.8 |
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Militants hold more hostages 
MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is holding 24 Filipino hostages
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| Feb.10 |
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Street demonstrators shot
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| Feb.12 |
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Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore |
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| |
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President Conte declares emergency |
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| Feb.13 |
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Kidnappers release hostages |
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| Mar.6 |
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Ghana celebrates independence |
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| Mar.8 |
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Bronx fire leaves 8 children from Mali dead |
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| Mar.29 |
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At least 60 dead after boat capsizes |
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| Apr.13 |
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Security tight for polls
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| Apr.15 |
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African Union peacekeeper killed |
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| Apr.16 |
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Court puts poll in doubt
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| Apr.17 |
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Islamists attack police |
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Parties demand poll delay |
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| Apr.18 |
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25 militants killed in fighting |
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| Apr.20 |
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Ballots 'not in country' Election commission: Ballot papers have not yet arrived in Nigeria on the eve of the presidential elections
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| Apr.21 |
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Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ
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| Apr.22 |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call The biggest local election observer group: presidential election was so badly flawed that it should be cancelled and held again
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| Apr.23 |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election
| The electoral commission chief said Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party had 24,638,063 votes against 6,605,299 for Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People's Party. EU observers said was not credible and Olusegun Obasanjo admitted was not perfect
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| |
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| Apr.24 |
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President says elections not fatally flawed
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| Apr.25 |
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Yar'Adua calls for reconciliation |
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| Apr.27 |
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Liberia loses 'blood diamonds' label The Council voted unanimously to lift a ban on Liberian diamond exports imposed when so-called blood diamonds were being used to fuel wars
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| May.1 |
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President keeps office, campaign says |
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| May.8 |
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4 Americans seized Gunmen seized 4 more workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled southern petroleum-producing region
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| May.18 |
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Africa's borrowing itch a theme |
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| May.19 |
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Militias start to disarm |
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| May.25 |
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Foreigners seized |
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| May.29 |
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President Obasanjo hails successor |
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| Jun.2 |
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Rebels: We'll suspend oil attacks |
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| Jun.3 |
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Air crash kills 20 |
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| Jun.4 |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial 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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Nigeria sues drugs giant Pfizer Nigeria accusing the pharmaceutical company of carrying out improper trials for an anti-meningitis drug
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| Jun.11 |
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Hostages released in Niger Delta |
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| Jun.20 |
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First S Leone war crimes verdicts Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war
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| Jun.21 |
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Troops kill 12 in strike on oil facility |
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| Jun.23 |
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Unions end fuel strike
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| Jun.29 |
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Rocket fired at PM plane A rocket has been fired at a plane carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who was not hurt in the attack
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| Jul.5 |
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Three-year-old seized Map of Niger Delta Nigeria| Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta | |
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| |
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'Threat to kill' missing UK girl Kidnappers who seized a 3-year-old have threatened to kill her unless her father agrees to take her place
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| Jul.8 |
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Kidnappers free UK girl Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released 3-year-old Margaret Hill who was held hostage for four days
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| Jul.9 |
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Girl recovers after kidnap British girl Margaret Hill is reported to be in good health except for mosquito bites
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| Jul.13 |
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3-year-old freed by kidnappers
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| Jul.19 |
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First S Leone war crime sentences
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| Jul.20 |
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Pfizer faces new Nigerian lawsuit
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| |
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UN probes 'abuse' The United Nations is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers
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| Jul.28 |
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Liberia lifts diamond mining ban
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| Jul.30 |
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President and PM burn weapons
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| Aug.3 |
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Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing| 7 bodies had so far been recovered from the sea at the estuary of the Great Scarcies River | |
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| Aug.8 |
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Violence in Delta expands into gang war
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| Aug.10 |
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S Leone poised for landmark polls Voters go to the polls to elect a new president and members of parliament, 5 years after the end of a brutal civil war
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| Aug.26 |
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Run-off in presidential poll
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| Aug.28 |
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President warns of state of emergency
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| Aug.31 |
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10 die as their vehicle hits land mine
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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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| |
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Disease alert in flood-hit Africa
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| Sep.17 |
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New president Koroma inaugurated
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| Sep.20 |
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African floods prompt aid appeal Aid agencies have started appealing for funds to assist people hit by the floods in several countries. Volta River burst its banks
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| Oct.10 |
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Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria Nigeria is fighting a rare outbreak of a form of polio. 69 children in the north have caught the disease from others who had already been im...
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| Oct.14 |
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Togo votes free of boycott
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| Nov.6 |
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Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard
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| Nov.12 |
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Police smash 'al Qaeda'
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| |
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IMF ready to cancel Liberia debt
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| Nov.13 |
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S Leone 'riddled with corruption'
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| Nov.14 |
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'Fast economic growth' in Africa
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| Dec.6 |
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Mass graves found
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| Dec.22 |
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Ivory Coast's disarmament begins
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| Dec.25 |
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Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link'| Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda | |
|
| Dec.26 |
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At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire A ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in flames, near city of Lagos as they tried to scoop fuel from the gushing leak
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|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Militants free Italian
|
| Apr.15 |
African Union peacekeeper killed |
|
| Apr.17 |
Islamists attack police |
|
| Apr.18 |
25 militants killed in fighting |
|
| May.19 |
Militias start to disarm |
|
| Jun.2 |
Rebels: We'll suspend oil attacks |
|
| Jun.4 |
Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial 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
|
| Jun.20 |
First S Leone war crimes verdicts Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war
|
| Jun.21 |
Troops kill 12 in strike on oil facility |
|
| Jul.19 |
First S Leone war crime sentences
|
| Jul.20 |
UN probes 'abuse' The United Nations is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers
|
| Jul.30 |
President and PM burn weapons
|
| Aug.31 |
10 die as their vehicle hits land mine
|
| Dec.6 |
Mass graves found
|
| Dec.22 |
Ivory Coast's disarmament begins
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.31 |
Nigeria's first human death from bird flu |
|
| Feb.7 |
Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter |
|
| Feb.12 |
Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore |
|
| Mar.8 |
Bronx fire leaves 8 children from Mali dead |
|
| Mar.29 |
At least 60 dead after boat capsizes |
|
| Jun.3 |
Air crash kills 20 |
|
| Aug.3 |
Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing| 7 bodies had so far been recovered from the sea at the estuary of the Great Scarcies River | |
|
| Aug.31 |
10 die as their vehicle hits 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
|
| Sep.20 |
African floods prompt aid appeal Aid agencies have started appealing for funds to assist people hit by the floods in several countries. Volta River burst its banks
|
| Oct.10 |
Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria Nigeria is fighting a rare outbreak of a form of polio. 69 children in the north have caught the disease from others who had already been im...
|
| Nov.6 |
Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard
|
| Dec.26 |
At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire A ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in flames, near city of Lagos as they tried to scoop fuel from the gushing leak
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| May.18 |
Africa's borrowing itch a theme |
|
| Jun.2 |
Rebels: We'll suspend oil attacks |
|
| Jun.4 |
Nigeria sues drugs giant Pfizer Nigeria accusing the pharmaceutical company of carrying out improper trials for an anti-meningitis drug
|
| Jun.23 |
Unions end fuel strike
|
| Jul.20 |
Pfizer faces new Nigerian lawsuit
|
| Jul.28 |
Liberia lifts diamond mining ban
|
| Nov.12 |
IMF ready to cancel Liberia debt
|
| Nov.14 |
'Fast economic growth' in Africa
|
| Dec.26 |
At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire A ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in flames, near city of Lagos as they tried to scoop fuel from the gushing leak
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Militants free Italian
|
| Jan.28 |
Militants sprung gang leader from jail |
|
| Feb.8 |
Militants hold more hostages MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is holding 24 Filipino hostages
|
| Feb.13 |
Kidnappers release hostages |
|
| Apr.21 |
Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ
|
| May.8 |
4 Americans seized Gunmen seized 4 more workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled southern petroleum-producing region
|
| May.25 |
Foreigners seized |
|
| Jun.4 |
Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial 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
|
| Jun.11 |
Hostages released in Niger Delta |
|
| Jun.20 |
First S Leone war crimes verdicts Three men have been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during decade-long war
|
| Jun.29 |
Rocket fired at PM plane A rocket has been fired at a plane carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who was not hurt in the attack
|
| Jul.5 |
Three-year-old seized Map of Niger Delta Nigeria| Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta | |
|
| Jul.5 |
'Threat to kill' missing UK girl Kidnappers who seized a 3-year-old have threatened to kill her unless her father agrees to take her place
|
| Jul.8 |
Kidnappers free UK girl Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released 3-year-old Margaret Hill who was held hostage for four days
|
| Jul.9 |
Girl recovers after kidnap British girl Margaret Hill is reported to be in good health except for mosquito bites
|
| Jul.13 |
3-year-old freed by kidnappers
|
| Jul.19 |
First S Leone war crime sentences
|
| Aug.8 |
Violence in Delta expands into gang war
|
| Nov.12 |
Police smash 'al Qaeda'
|
| Nov.13 |
S Leone 'riddled with corruption'
|
| Dec.25 |
Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link'| Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda | |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Security forces kill at least 59 in protests |
|
| Jan.26 |
President Lansana Conte 'to cede powers' Conte has agreed to cede some powers to a prime minister. Union leaders may call off their general strike
|
| Feb.5 |
Mauritania refuses migrant boat
|
| Feb.7 |
Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter |
|
| Feb.10 |
Street demonstrators shot
|
| Feb.12 |
Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore |
|
| Feb.12 |
President Conte declares emergency |
|
| Mar.6 |
Ghana celebrates independence |
|
| Apr.13 |
Security tight for polls
|
| Apr.16 |
Court puts poll in doubt
|
| Apr.17 |
Parties demand poll delay |
|
| Apr.20 |
Ballots 'not in country' Election commission: Ballot papers have not yet arrived in Nigeria on the eve of the presidential elections
|
| Apr.22 |
'Flawed' vote rerun call The biggest local election observer group: presidential election was so badly flawed that it should be cancelled and held again
|
| Apr.23 |
Yar'Adua wins flawed vote President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election
| The electoral commission chief said Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party had 24,638,063 votes against 6,605,299 for Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People's Party. EU observers said was not credible and Olusegun Obasanjo admitted was not perfect
|
| |
|
| Apr.24 |
President says elections not fatally flawed
|
| Apr.25 |
Yar'Adua calls for reconciliation |
|
| Apr.27 |
Liberia loses 'blood diamonds' label The Council voted unanimously to lift a ban on Liberian diamond exports imposed when so-called blood diamonds were being used to fuel wars
|
| May.1 |
President keeps office, campaign says |
|
| May.29 |
President Obasanjo hails successor |
|
| Jun.23 |
Unions end fuel strike
|
| Jul.20 |
UN probes 'abuse' The United Nations is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers
|
| Jul.28 |
Liberia lifts diamond mining ban
|
| Jul.30 |
President and PM burn weapons
|
| Aug.10 |
S Leone poised for landmark polls Voters go to the polls to elect a new president and members of parliament, 5 years after the end of a brutal civil war
|
| Aug.26 |
Run-off in presidential poll
|
| Aug.28 |
President warns of state of emergency
|
| Sep.17 |
New president Koroma inaugurated
|
| Sep.20 |
African floods prompt aid appeal Aid agencies have started appealing for funds to assist people hit by the floods in several countries. Volta River burst its banks
|
| Oct.14 |
Togo votes free of boycott
|
| Nov.6 |
Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard
|
| Nov.12 |
IMF ready to cancel Liberia debt
|
| Nov.13 |
S Leone 'riddled with corruption'
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