Africa news timeline June 09

Last updated: 22 july, 2009 - 14:43 GMT

  • June 30th

    • “Groundbreaking” report on Niger Delta oil industry sites pollution as key cause behind a lack of access to basic necessities.

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    • Cameroonians share their memories of the King of Pop

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    • Plane crashes in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros islands with more than 150 people on board.

      ListenDuration: 03:27

    • New phone tools assisting Ugandans with their daily lives

      ListenDuration: 03:48

  • June 29th

    • MEND claims responsibility for oil platform attack in Delta state.

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    • African monuments join the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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    • A Lagos building collapses leaving a number of people dead.

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  • June 28th

  • June 26th

  • June 24th

    • Sigh of relief on death row as Togo abolishes the death penalty.

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  • June 23rd

    • Kenyan war veterans take their claim to the UK’s high court.

      ListenDuration: 03:59

    • Kenyan Mau Mau war veterans to sue the British government for torture.

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  • June 22nd

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  • June 18th

    • The Somali government blame al-Qaeda for a deadly suicide bombing.

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    • One in four South African men questioned in a survey admit to committing rape.

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    • Nigerian authorities detain arms plane bound for Equatorial Guinea.

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    • Somalia's capital suffers heavy fighting between government troops and Islamist insurgents.

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  • June 17th

    • Mali strikes against Islamic militants for the first time

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    • The Sudanese government rejects criticisms of its human rights record.

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    • Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo mutiny over non-payment of salaries.

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    • Talks to resolve Madagascar's political crisis suspended indefinitely- so what next?

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  • June 16th

    • ICC ruling says former DR Congo vice president Bemba must stand trial.

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    • Investigation into WFP aid being fraudulently sold in Mogadishu.

      ListenDuration: 04:50

    • African and French leaders say their goodbyes to Gabon's President Omar Bongo.

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    • Sudan's government denies undermining the North-South peace agreement.

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  • June 15th

  • June 14th

    • Do traditional beliefs sometimes hold back development in Africa?

      ListenDuration: 04:22

    • Is the writing on the wall for Morocco's prime minister as his party is trounced in local elections?

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  • June 13th

    • Politicians in South Africa acquire a taste for luxuary cars.

      ListenDuration: 03:31

    • Nigerian militants release British hostage Matthew Maguire- we have an exclusive interview with the oil worker.

      ListenDuration: 07:00

  • June 12th

    • The experiences of a gay man in Togo

      ListenDuration: 03:06

    • Faster, cheaper telecommunications for East Africa as the undersea fibre optic cable is launched in Kenya.

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    • The Somali government try to re-establish a navy to patrol the country's coasts.

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    • Will the launch of a new fibre-optic undersea cable change how people use the internet in East Africa?

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    • 11th June

    • June 10th

      • Gaddafi visits Italy - have Rome and Tripoli finally made up?

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      • As Gabon installs an interim head of state today, what lies ahead for the country?

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      • Could Africa gain more from the economic downturn? The continent's great and good believe so.

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      • Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi begins his maiden visit to Italy.

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  • June 9th

  • June 8th

    • COMESA in Zimbabwe launches a Customs Union. Will it enhance trade?

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    • Africa's longest serving leader, President Omar Bongo of Gabon, is dead.

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    • The Virgin brand name is to be removed from the Nigerian national airline.

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    • African countries discuss the ICC's indictment of Sudan's President Bashir.

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    • South Africa's President Jacob Zuma warns of the widening gap between rich and poor.

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  • June 7th

    • A Sierra Leonean mother struggles fo feed her family.

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    • Contribute to Guinea's development or get out says Military Head of State Moussa Camara.

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  • June 5th

    • Why are disputes over land creating conflicts on the continent?

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    • Militants in the Nigeria's Niger Delta reject a new government amnesty.

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    • US probe million dollar alleged fraud involving a Liberian manager of World Vision international.

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  • June 4th

    • President Obama in Africa extends a hand of friendship to muslims all over the world.

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  • June 3rd

  • June 2nd

    • Fresh fighting in Mogadishu as thousands of refugees take shelter in Kenya.

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    • Women fleeing Darfur talk about living in perpetual fear and being deprived of their dignity after being raped by militants.

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    • Professor Etta Banda outlines the task she faces in her constituency

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    • Nigerian senior defence officials explain the military action in the Niger Delta.

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    • More flee Mogadishu 24 hours after fighting for control of a police station.

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    • Charles Taylor embraces Judaism

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  • June 1st

    • Details are emerging of bombings in the far north east of Chad.

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    • General Motors file for bankruptcy protection - what's at stake for the motor industry in Africa?

      ListenDuration: 02:57

    • Malawi's Parliament opens with the President's party holding over a two-thirds majority.

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    • Mourning the death of Guinea Bissau's first president Luis Cabral.

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    • African movies at Big Apple showcase

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