BBC World Service - Special Reports - Africa news timeline July 09

July 31st
- Kenyan confusion over Truth Commission
  Confusion remains in Kenya over who will investigate the country's post election violence.
  ListenDuration: 02:53
July 30th
- Rwandan refugees last chance for aid
  Final chance for Rwandan refugees to be helped to return home from Uganda.
  ListenDuration: 02:27
July 29th
- Nigeria
  Security forces shell the Islamists HQ's in Nigeria's north eastern states.
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July 28th
- South Africa
  COSATU pledges its full support for municipal workers during their strike.
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- Nigeria
  A Nigerian analyst tells us the government was caught napping as violence spreads.
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- Angola
  Angolans forcibly evicted from their homes protest outside parliament.
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- Nigeria
  The Nigerian army and police mount a major operation against radical muslim youths.
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27th July
- Egypt Nile Basin
  Fresh attempt to resolve the dispute over control of the Nile waters.
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July 26th
- Helpline in Togo for children in need
  Telephone helpline set up to aid child victims of violence in Togo.
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- Polling day in Guinea Bissau
  Guinea Bissau goes to the polls for the run-off presidential election.
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July 25th
- US Somali youth conference
  Somali youth in the US deny being easy fodder for extremists back home.
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July 24th
- Nigeria
  Angry Niger Delta governors threaten to boycott peace the process.
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July 21st
- DR Congo
  Global Witness report names companies involved in buying 'conflict minerals'.
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July 20th
- Malawi
  A Malawian remembers watching the first man on the moon.
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- South Africa
  South Africa begin human trials for its first HIV/AIDS vaccine.
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July 19th
- South Africa USA
  It was music galore at New York concert honouring Nelson Mandela.
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July 18th
- Mauritanians head for the polls
  Could a shoot-out last night derail Maurtania's election process?
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July 17th
- Niger
  Niger's president is offered an honourable exit - but will he push to keep power?
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- Angolan presidential poll delayed
  Prolonged constitution reform pushes back presidential polls in Angola.
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- Sudan-Uganda
  200 angry students occupy the south Sudanese office in Uganda.
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July 15th
- Nigeria
  Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah on his new freedom.
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14th July
- Charles Taylor takes the stand
  Charles Taylor has dismissed war-crimes charges against him as lies.
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July 13th
- Congo Brazzaville
  Calls for Sassou Nguesso to resign following Congo-Brazaville's contested election.
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- Lagos oil installation attack
  Leader of Niger Delta's main militant group released from detention a few hours after the group attacked an oil installation.
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- Taylor trial: the defence commences
  The defence begins its case at Charles Taylor's trial at the Hague.
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July 12th
- Congo Brazzaville
  Polling stations open in Congo-Brazzaville for presidential elections.
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- Guinea
  Guinea government puts armed forces on alert after invasion plans uncovered.
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July 11th
- Cameroon
  Planned protests in Cameroon against abortion and homosexuality.
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July 10th
- G8 money for food production
  G8 leaders announce a multi-billion dollar initiative to boost food production in the developing world.
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- Humanitarian violations in Somalia
  UN say grave human rights violations are being committed in Somalia
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July 9th
- Kenya election violence - suspects named
  Former UN boss Kofi Annan hands over names of Kenya's poll violence suspects to the ICC
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July 7th
- South Africa
  Would a merger with the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party be good for South Africa?
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July 6th
- South Africa's new crime fighters
  Elite crime fighting unit launches today in South Africa.
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- Mali
  The Malian Army say it is in pursuit of al-Qaeda militants in the north of the country.
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July 5th
- Expectations for Obama's Ghana visit
  Africans in New York and local Americans discuss Obama's trip
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