March 09 news timeline

March 09 news timeline

22nd March

Today's local elections in Senegal mark the entrance to politics for the president's son.

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The ICC's chief Prosecutor condemns Sudan's president over the expulsion of Aid groups.

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21st March

Malawi's United Democratic Front react to ruling on Bakili Muluzi's third term bid.

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Angolans come out in their thousands to give Pope Benedict XVI an enthusiastic welcome.

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20th March

The Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army carry out fresh attacks in the north-east of DR Congo.
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African outrage against Madagascar's new leader as the AU suspends the island.

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19th March

President Atta Mills calls an urgent meeting to discuss poor road saftey in Ghana.

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18th March

Madagascar's highest court confirms Andry Rajoelina as the new acting president.Listen5 mins 34 secs

What do ordinary Malagasy's make of the latest developments in their country?

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After an acrimonious change of power, we ask what's next for Madagascar?

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Twelve prisoners have been found dead in police cells in the north of Mozambique.

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17th March

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cameroon on his first visit to the continent.

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16th March

Supporters of Sierra Leone's rival governing and opposition parties clash.

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Sudan's president gives international aid agencies in Darfur one year to leave.

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Ugandan
troops pull out of DR Congo, but the LRA's Joseph Kony is still at large.

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Pressure mounts as Madagascar's president offers citizens a referendum.

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15th March

Security concerns in Chad as the European force hands over to a new UN mission.

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14th March

Three foreign aid workers are freed in Sudan after a two-day kidnap ordeal.

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Political violence in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown leaves several people injured.

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13th March

Violent homophobic attacks against gay women in South Africa.

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East Africa's largest economy, Kenya, faces serious liquidity problems.

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Sudan's government react to the abduction of aid workers in the troubled Darfur region.

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12th March

Zimbabwe authorities free MDC official Roy Bennett after four weeks in prison.

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Are US citizens of Somali origin leaving to join the Islamist al-Shabaab militia?

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11th March


Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete welcomes a new era in Africa-IMF relations.

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US President Obama condemns Sudan's expulsion of thirteen aid groups from Darfur.

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As the world economic crisis deepens, we ask how badly will Africa be affected?

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The IMF say the world is facing its 'greatest recession'. Will Africa feel its full force?

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How did Mozambique manage to turn its economy around after years of conflict?

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10th March

An IMF conference in Tanzania discusses the effects of the Global economic downturn.

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9th March

A plane crashes into Lake Victoria - Burundian AU soldiers are among the dead.

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Sudan's
opposition leader renews his call for President Bashir to surrender to the ICC.

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Zimbabwe's
prime minister rules out any foul play in the car crash which killed his wife.

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Sudanese
opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi released after two months in jail.

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8th March

Ethiopian film 'Teza' wins the top prize at Fespaco, the Pan African film festival.

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Sudan's
president visits Darfur just days after ICC issued a warrant for his arrest.

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