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CHAD: Nervous residents flee capital as election day looms May 1 – May 7 05/03/2006 10:09
AFGHANISTAN: Election campaigning ends, voter education continues Sept. 12 – 18 09/16/2005 08:56
AFGHANISTAN: Election results finalised Nov. 7 - 13 11/15/2005 09:24
AFGHANISTAN: Government criticises UN report on poppy cultivation Dec. 19 - 25 12/19/2005 10:15
Afghanistan: Interview with UN Humanitarian Coordinator Ameerah Haq Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 06/28/2006 11:24
AFGHANISTAN: New parliament to meet Dec. 5 – 11 12/08/2005 09:41
Afghanistan: New UN envoy calls for end to attacks on schools Feb. 20 – Feb. 26 02/24/2006 10:02
Afghanistan: No alternative to opium, say farmers Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 02/11/2006 10:15
AFGHANISTAN: Poverty still a huge problem, says rights group May 1 – May 7 05/02/2006 09:54
Afghanistan: Where the gun still rules Jun. 12 – 18 06/12/2006 09:40
Africa's Great Lakes: Ministers want illegal armed groups sanctioned Apr. 24 – Apr. 30 04/24/2006 11:06
Africa: African Union launches people’s court Jul. 3 – Jul. 9 07/04/2006 10:23
Africa: End female genital mutilation - African Union Jun. 12 – 18 06/17/2006 11:24
Africa: Sudan welcomes Sassou-Nguesso's election as AU head Jan. 23 – Jan. 29 01/24/2006 10:05
Africa: World's MPs told to put women and children first May 8 – May 14 05/13/2006 12:14
ANGOLA: China entrenches position in booming economy Apr. 17 – Apr. 23 04/18/2006 09:34
ANGOLA: Freedom tastes sweeter this time round Nov. 7 - 13 11/14/2005 08:42
Angola: No end yet to cholera crisis May 15 – May 21 05/20/2006 11:23
Angola: Oil rich but dirt poor Jan. 9 - Jan. 15 01/11/2006 10:44
ANGOLA: Precarious situation in isolated southern province Oct. 24 – 30 10/25/2005 08:43
BURKINA FASO: Bird flu outbreak confirmed, but country unprepared Apr. 3 – Apr. 9 04/05/2006 09:42
BURKINA FASO: Compaore's decision to bid for re-election raises opposition hackles August 8 – 14 08/12/2005 11:28
Central African Republic: Silent crisis in northwest lingers Jun. 12 – 18 06/12/2006 10:21
CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/18/2006 09:48
Chad-Sudan: 100 Chadian villagers killed, but no definitive link with Sudan May 22 – May 28 05/25/2006 10:12
CHAD-SUDAN: Chadians sheltering in Darfur forced to move again May 8 – May 14 05/13/2006 12:22
CHAD: Deadly militia attack on border villages May 1 – May 7 05/02/2006 10:04
CHAD: President threatens to expel Darfur refugees as attacks surge in lawless east Apr. 10 - Apr. 16 04/15/2006 09:45
CHAD: World Bank freezes loans, government urges rethink Jan. 9 - Jan. 15 01/09/2006 09:27
Cote D'Iviore(W.Africa): New government announced after weeks of haggling Dec. 26 – 31 12/30/2005 09:39
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), : Reintegrating Ituri's ex-militias, an uphill task Nov. 7 - 13 11/13/2005 10:56
Democratic Republic of Congo: Crisis in Katanga Ignored Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 01/07/2006 10:32
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Election campaigns begin Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 07/02/2006 10:26
Eastern Africa: Millions facing critical food shortages Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 02/06/2006 08:05
Egypt: Calls to investigate refugee riots as death toll hits 30 Dec. 26 – 31 01/02/2006 10:20
Egypt: Confusion over deportation of Sudanese in wake of clashes Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 01/05/2006 09:52
EGYPT: Focus on presidential elections Sept. 12 – 18 09/16/2005 10:56
EGYPT: Mubarak 'wins' presidential election Sept. 5 – 11 09/10/2005 09:12
Egypt: Opposition journalists protest press law, urge publishing boycott Jul. 3 – Jul. 9 07/10/2006 10:21
EGYPT: Opposition, activists blast extended state of emergency May 1 – May 7 05/02/2006 10:00
Egypt: Social programs bolster appeal of Muslim Brotherhood Feb. 20 – Feb. 26 02/23/2006 09:23
EGYPT: State targets opposition amid calls to extend emergency law, say activists May 1 – May 7 05/01/2006 07:25
EGYPT: Street children abandoned by the system Nov. 7 - 13 11/15/2005 09:15
EGYPT: Year in Brief 2005 - Chronology of democratic events Jan. 9 - Jan. 15 01/13/2006 10:23
Ethiopia-Eritrea: UN envoy urges restraint over border situation Nov. 7 - 13 11/08/2005 09:41
ETHIOPIA: Birds test negative for avian flu Dec. 19 - 25 12/20/2005 09:58
ETHIOPIA: Gov't urged to end crackdown on the opposition Nov. 7 - 13 11/07/2005 10:01
ETHIOPIA: Uneasy calm returns to Addis Ababa after riots Oct. 31 – Nov. 6 11/05/2005 09:54
GABON: Police clash with protesters in wake of Bongo re-election Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 12/05/2005 08:59
GHANA: Despite new health scheme, newborn babies detained in hospital pending payment Sept. 12 – 18 09/19/2005 08:32
GUINEA-BISSAU: Parties split over who to support in second round of presidential election July 18 – 24 07/18/2005 10:23
GUINEA-BISSAU: Thirst for education stifled by poverty Jun. 5 – Jun. 11 06/05/2006 09:46
GUINEA-BISSAU: Vieira officially declared president August 8 – 14 08/11/2005 09:18
Guinea: Day one of indefinite general strike widely respected Jun. 5 – Jun. 11 06/09/2006 10:10
Guinea: Military patrols streets in second day of violence Jun. 12 – 18 06/14/2006 10:45
GUINEA: Pivotal municipal elections set for December Oct. 17 – 23 10/21/2005 09:55
Guinea: Ruling party wins landslide in pivotal local elections Dec. 26 – 31 12/29/2005 09:44
Iran: Activists mark anniversary of gay executions with a call for human rights Jul. 17 – Jul. 23 07/20/2006 11:08
IRAN: Reconstruction efforts in quake-devastated Bam continue two years on Dec. 19 - 25 12/27/2005 08:33
Iraq: 6,000 civilian deaths in two months - UN Assistance Mission for Iraq Jul. 17 – Jul. 23 07/20/2006 11:01
Iraq: Abu Ghraib handover won’t improve prison conditions, say Iraqis Mar. 13 – Mar. 19 03/16/2006 10:26
IRAQ: Activists call on army, police to respect women’s rights Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 02/08/2006 10:20
Iraq: Basra residents call for human rights recognition Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 07/02/2006 10:58
Iraq: Children’s mental health affected by insecurity Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 02/07/2006 08:37
IRAQ: Displaced families return to devastated Talafar Sept. 19 – 25 09/21/2005 09:22
IRAQ: Doctors warn of shortage for bird flu treatment Jan. 30 – Feb. 5 02/02/2006 09:40
IRAQ: Government calls for investigation into alleged UK abuses Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/13/2006 13:03
Iraq: Health official note sharp increases in drug abuse Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 06/26/2006 09:56
IRAQ: Health officials warn of increased respiratory disease in Missan May 15 – May 21 05/18/2006 10:06
IRAQ: Insecurity threatens to leave students with late start August 8 – 14 08/11/2005 09:49
Iraq: Insurgency little understood by coalition forces, says think-tank Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/19/2006 10:57
IRAQ: Iraqi journalists complain of censorship June 6 – 12 06/07/2005 08:27
Iraq: Loss of oil revenue hampers reconstruction efforts Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/19/2006 11:01
Iraq: Militants Using Water to Extort “Favors” From Displaced Aug. 6 – Aug. 12 08/08/2007 09:50
IRAQ: More than 200 parties register for parliamentary elections Nov. 7 - 13 11/07/2005 09:48
IRAQ: NGO warns of rise in violence against women Mar. 13 – Mar. 19 03/13/2006 09:53
IRAQ: On World Press Freedom Day, local journalists lament media suppression May 1 – May 7 05/03/2006 10:04
Iraq: Sectarian violence leads to displacement in capital Mar. 13 – Mar. 19 03/16/2006 10:16
Iraq: Stress of violence leads to more suicides Dec. 25 – Dec. 31 12/28/2006 11:14
IRAQ: Talafar families start to receive compensation for damaged property Nov. 21 – 27 11/21/2005 10:20
IRAQ: Thousands of civilians flee military offensive near Syrian border Oct. 3 – 9 10/03/2005 09:02
IRAQ: Women and children killed in US air strikes on Ramadi, doctor says Oct. 17 – 23 10/20/2005 09:38
IRAQ:[UN] Extension of US-led military mandate draws mixed reactions Nov. 7 - 13 11/14/2005 08:49
Iraqis Returning to Destroyed, Looted or Occupied Homes Dec. 17 – Dec. 23 12/19/2007 09:38
Israeli High Court Allows Power, Fuel Cuts to Gaza Feb. 1 – Feb. 3 02/01/2008 10:16
Ivory Coast : Government courting Liberia’s ex-combatants, human rights group says Oct. 24 – 30 10/30/2005 08:53
Jordan: Decision to stop recruitment of Filipina maids welcomed Jun. 12 – 18 06/14/2006 10:14
Jordan: For many students, summer break means begging Jul. 3 – Jul. 9 07/04/2006 10:46
Killer Number One: The fight against malaria, IRIN-In-Depth Feb. 27 – Mar. 5 03/05/2006 14:22
Kyrgyzatan: More than 60 trafficked women detained Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/15/2006 10:07
Kyrgyzstan: Civic groups concerned over organised crime Apr. 17 – Apr. 23 04/18/2006 09:14
KYRGYZSTAN: Criminality fuelled by growth in small arms Jun. 12 – 18 06/12/2006 09:59
KYRGYZSTAN: Respiratory infections in infants increasing Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 01/06/2006 14:19
KYRGYZSTAN: The water problems of a provincial town August 22 - 28 08/25/2005 10:34
KYRGYZSTAN: Uzbek asylum seekers live in secrecy and fear Sept. 12 – 18 09/13/2005 10:53
Kyrgyzstan: Youth mark world day against drugs Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 06/28/2006 10:57
Lebanon: Children traumatised by attacks Jul. 17 – Jul. 23 07/23/2006 10:57
Lebanon: Displaced and desperate as bombing continues Jul. 17 – Jul. 23 07/23/2006 10:50
Lebanon: Exodus hits economy Jul. 10 – Jul. 16 07/16/2006 11:28
LEBANON: Gov't urged to combat trafficking in human beings Sept. 19 – 25 09/22/2005 09:47
Lebanon: Pattern of displacement mostly in the south Jul. 17 – Jul. 23 07/21/2006 14:31
Lebanon: Profiles of key players Jul. 10 – Jul. 16 07/16/2006 11:19
Lebanon: Red Cross braces for further attacks Jul. 10 – Jul. 16 07/14/2006 13:30
Liberia-Nigeria-Sierra Leone: Handcuffed Taylor deposited at war crimes court Mar. 27 – Apr. 2 03/30/2006 09:33
Liberia-Nigeria: Obasanjo agrees to hand over Taylor Mar. 27 – Apr. 2 03/27/2006 10:16
LIBERIA: New president’s anti-corruption drive targets finance ministry Jan. 30 – Feb. 5 02/03/2006 10:14
LIBERIA: No impunity for rapists, vows President-elect Dec. 5 – 11 12/07/2005 09:13
LIBERIA: Sirleaf heads for victory as authorities study Weah’s complaint Nov. 7 - 13 11/11/2005 10:35
LIBERIA: Voters queue for hours to make history in first post-war polls Oct. 10 – 16 10/12/2005 10:25
LIBERIA: War is over, but the rebuilding has barely begun Dec. 19 - 25 12/23/2005 10:11
LIBERIA: Women snub police recruitment drive Apr. 17 – Apr. 23 04/23/2006 11:49
LIBERIA: Worries about turnout for presidential run-off Nov. 7 - 13 11/08/2005 08:39
MALAWI: Millions face hunger if food aid does not arrive Sept. 26 – Oct. 2 10/02/2005 07:53
MALAWI: More needs to be done to stem brain drain Apr. 10 - Apr. 16 04/16/2006 09:43
MALAWI: More than half the people still living in poverty May 29 – Jun. 4 06/03/2006 10:50
Mali: “Poor people’s summit” slams G-8 policies Jul. 17 – Jul. 23 07/19/2006 10:56
Mauritania: Voters embrace pro-democracy reforms[W. Africa] Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 06/27/2006 09:54
Middle East: Region still lacks support for torture victims, say observers Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 06/26/2006 10:04
MOZAMBIQUE: Trying to bridge human cost and economic benefit Mar. 27 – Apr. 2 03/29/2006 08:50
Namibia: Polio vaccines arrive as death toll rises to 10 Jun. 12 – 18 06/14/2006 10:37
NAMIBIA: Poor access to treatment hampers fight against TB Jan. 23 – Jan. 29 01/26/2006 09:35
Nepal: Interview with UN Resident Representative, Matthew Kahane Jun. 12 – 18 06/12/2006 10:38
NEPAL: Interview with World Food Programme representative, Richard Ragan May 29 – Jun. 4 06/04/2006 10:19
NEPAL: King should avoid further bloodshed - activists Apr. 24 – Apr. 30 04/24/2006 10:48
NEPAL: Millions of lives affected by daily curfews Apr. 10 - Apr. 16 04/10/2006 10:21
NEPAL: Rights groups urge sanctions on king Apr. 17 – Apr. 23 04/20/2006 09:48
NEPAL: UN welcomes lifting of Maoist blockade Mar. 20 - Mar. 26 03/20/2006 09:51
NIGER: Food crisis drives young women to sell their bodies Sept. 19 – 25 09/19/2005 10:45
NIGER: Free food needed now as millions teeter on the brink of famine, UN says July 11 – 17 07/15/2005 09:07
NIGER: Price of food tips people over the edge August 1 – 7 08/07/2005 10:08
NIGERIA-SUDAN: African Union calls for UN troop support in Darfur May 8 – May 14 05/10/2006 09:54
NIGERIA-SUDAN: Clock ticks on third Darfur peace deadline in a week May 1 – May 7 05/05/2006 10:43
NIGERIA-SUDAN: Darfur talks stumble over fresh rebel demands Dec. 5 – 11 12/08/2005 09:20
Nigeria: Army trades fire with militant groups in Niger Delta Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/18/2006 09:59
NIGERIA: Delta militants denounce Obasanjo’s plan for oil region, threaten more attacks Apr. 17 – Apr. 23 04/20/2006 09:37
NIGERIA: Delta militants release hostage photos, Shell told to pay Nigeria US $1.5 bln Feb. 20 – Feb. 26 02/25/2006 11:22
Nigeria: Dozens dead as sectarian violence continues in southern city Feb. 20 – Feb. 26 02/23/2006 09:09
NIGERIA: Gunmen seize eight oil workers in latest violence in impoverished delta May 29 – Jun. 4 06/03/2006 10:24
NIGERIA: Oil-rich Niger Delta faces “shocking” new wave of violence Jan. 30 – Feb. 5 01/30/2006 09:06
NIGERIA: “Nobody has told us that it is bird flu”, says farm official Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 02/11/2006 10:26
Pakistan : Majority of city’s water contaminated Mar. 13 – Mar. 19 03/19/2006 10:51
Pakistan: Acute respiratory infections increasing among quake survivors Dec. 19 - 25 12/19/2005 10:02
Pakistan: At least 26 die in land mine explosion in restive Balochistan Mar. 13 – Mar. 19 03/13/2006 10:06
Pakistan: Child marriages on the rise across rural Sindh Apr. 3 – Apr. 9 04/03/2006 09:41
PAKISTAN: Female quake survivors losing property Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 01/04/2006 09:02
Pakistan: Focus on ‘vani’ – The practice of giving away young women to settle feuds Mar. 13 – Mar. 19 03/19/2006 10:41
PAKISTAN: Interview with UNICEF country representative, Dr Omar Abdi Nov. 7 - 13 11/10/2005 10:25
Pakistan: New health units established in quake zone Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 06/28/2006 11:35
PAKISTAN: One month after earthquake and 500,000 still without shelter Nov. 7 - 13 11/09/2005 10:11
Pakistan: Over a thousand women freed under change in law Jul. 3 – Jul. 9 07/10/2006 10:15
Pakistan: Relief tents collapsing in quake zone Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 01/05/2006 09:37
Pakistan: Spiralling rents leave quake victims out in the cold Jun. 26 – Jul. 2 06/30/2006 10:30
PAKISTAN: Tetanus claiming lives daily Oct. 17 – 23 10/22/2005 11:18
PAKISTAN: Thousands still without basic shelter two months after quake Dec. 5 – 11 12/11/2005 09:56
PAKISTAN: Three days after earthquake, health risks grow Oct. 10 – 16 10/11/2005 08:27
PAKISTAN: Winter tents needed now Oct. 17 – 23 10/19/2005 09:53
RWANDA: Genocide convicts begin community service Sept. 26 – Oct. 2 09/26/2005 09:35
RWANDA: Peace prize for Belgian priest accused of genocide Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/16/2006 09:52
RWANDA: Prosecutor welcomes life conviction of genocide suspect Sept. 19 – 25 09/20/2005 11:18
Rwanda: Tribunal's appeals court sentences ex-mayor to life in prison Jul. 3 – Jul. 9 07/08/2006 13:23
Senegal: Court refuses to rule on Habre extradition Nov. 21 – 27 11/25/2005 09:55
SIERRA LEONE: Taylor pleads not guilty to crimes in ‘sister republic’ Apr. 3 – Apr. 9 04/04/2006 09:33
SOMALIA: Violent protests against Muhammad cartoons Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 02/07/2006 08:42
South Africa-Swaziland: Pro-democracy activists arrested Apr. 10 - Apr. 16 04/13/2006 09:16
SOUTH AFRICA: HIV/AIDS to take heavy toll of health workers August 8 – 14 08/12/2005 10:13
SOUTH AFRICA: Jobless economic growth set to continue, survey finds Jan. 30 – Feb. 5 02/01/2006 09:18
South Africa: Mbeki warns "anti-democratic" forces Jun. 5 – Jun. 11 06/09/2006 10:23
SOUTH AFRICA: Rising pressure on govt to deliver quicker June 6 – 12 06/10/2005 09:41
Southern Africa: Too white to be black - the challenge of albinism Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 02/17/2006 09:23
SUDAN-UGANDA: Garang crash resulted from pilot error, says report Apr. 17 – Apr. 23 04/19/2006 10:14
Sudan: 15,000 displaced by recent clashes in South Darfur - ICRC Nov. 21 – 27 11/23/2005 10:14
Sudan: A crucial time for peace in Darfur, warns UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs May 15 – May 21 05/20/2006 11:36