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;<span style="font-weight:normal;">19 March 2022 –</span> '''[[Politics of Australia]]'''
:Preliminary election results show [[Peter Malinauskas]] and his [[Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor Party]] winning a majority. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-19/sa-votes-south-australia-state-election-2022-live-blog/100917538 (ABC News Australia)]
;<span style="font-weight:normal;">15 March 2022 –</span>
:Burkinabè architect [[Diébédo Francis Kéré]] wins the 2022 [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]], becoming the first African and black person to do so. [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/mar/15/it-is-unbelievable-francis-kere-becomes-first-black-architect-to-win-the-pritzker-prize (The Guardian)]
;<span style="font-weight:normal;">15 March 2022 –</span> '''[[COVID-19 pandemic]]'''
:[[COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia]]
:[[Namibia]] drops its requirement of [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|face mask]] and mandatory [[Polymerase chain reaction|PCR]] [[COVID-19 test]] for vaccinated visitors as the number of cases falls. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/masks-pcr-tests-no-longer-needed-namibia-covid-cases-fall-2022-03-15/ (Reuters)]
;<span style="font-weight:normal;">14 March 2022 –</span>
:[[Cameroon]] bans [[Hookah|shisha smoking]], becoming the sixth [[Africa]]n country to do so. [https://www.africanews.com/2022/03/14/shisha-smoking-banned-in-cameroon/ (Africanews)]
;<span style="font-weight:normal;">13 March 2022 –</span> '''[[Insurgency in Northern Chad]]; aftermath of the [[2021 Northern Chad offensive]]'''
:The [[Transitional Military Council (Chad)|Transitional Military Council]] of Chad meets with 44 different armed rebel and opposition groups, including the [[Front for Change and Concord in Chad]], [[Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad]], and the [[Union of Forces for Democracy and Development]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] for peace talks. The [[President of Chad]], [[Mahamat Déby]], hopes that the talks will be the first step towards agreeing on a new constitution and holding free elections. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chads-junta-rebel-groups-open-peace-talks-qatar-83419773 (ABC News)] [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220313-chad-peace-talks-start-in-qatar (France24)]
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'''December 23:''' A force of 100 [[Burundi]]an soldiers arrives in [[Mogadishu]] to support the [[African Union]] [[African Union Mission to Somalia|Mission to Somalia]] and prepare for the arrival of an additional 1,700 troops. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7158412.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''December 18:''' [[Jacob Zuma]] is elected president of the [[African National Congress]], replacing [[Thabo Mbeki]]. <small>[http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=665035 (The Times)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/southafrica/story/0,,2229933,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)]</small>

'''December 12:''' [[Somalia|Somali]] pirates abandon the [[Japan]]ese [[chemical tanker]] ''[[MV Golden Nori]]'', hijacked in October, after a six-week [[hostage]] standoff. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7139897.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''December 11:''' [[Archbishop]] [[Desmond Tutu]], a [[South Africa]]n [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel]] [[List of Nobel laureates|laureate]], calls on the [[African National Congress]] to select someone other than [[Jacob Zuma]] as its leader. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7145646.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''December 4:''' The [[United Nations|UN]] [[United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo|Mission]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] pledges "fires support" to [[Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|government forces]] fighting rebels loyal to [[Laurent Nkunda]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7127661.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''December 4:''' [[Government of Chad|Chadian government]] forces battle rebels of the [[Rally of Democratic Forces (rebel group)|Rally of Forces for Change]] in eastern [[Chad]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7126354.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''November 30:''' The [[World Health Organization]] reports a decline of 91% in deaths in [[Africa]] from [[measles]] between 2000 and 2006, attributing the change to vaccination efforts supported by the [[Measles Initiative]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7120495.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''November 25:''' The Oscar Foundation Free Legal Aid Clinic-Kenya, a [[human rights]] organisation, alleges that [[Kenya]]n security forces killed thousands during a [[Human rights in Kenya|crackdown]] on the [[Mungiki]] [[sect]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7112183.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''November 22:''' [[Nur Hassan Hussein]], chief of the [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Somali Red Crescent Society]], is named [[Prime Minister of Somalia|Prime Minister]] of [[Somalia]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7106966.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''November 20:''' [[Ian Smith]], the former [[Prime Minister of Rhodesia|Prime Minister]] of [[Rhodesia]], dies at age 88 in [[South Africa]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7104552.stm (BBC)]</small> 

'''November 3:''' A statement attributed to [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] claims that the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] has joined [[al-Qaeda]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7076604.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''October 30:''' [[Patricia Etteh]] resigns her position as [[Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives|Speaker]] of [[Nigeria]]'s [[Nigerian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] amid accusations of [[political corruption|corruption]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7069654.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''October 11:''' The [[Sudan People's Liberation Movement]] suspends its participation in the [[Sudan]]ese [[national unity government]], formed after the January 2005 [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] that concluded the [[Second Sudanese Civil War]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7039616.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''October 5:''' Following an accident that temporarily trapped over 3,000 miners underground, the [[Government of South Africa|government]] of [[South Africa]] closes the [[Elandskraal mine]] for six weeks. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7029383.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''October 4:''' An [[Africa One (Congo)|Africa One]] [[Antonov An-26]] '''[[2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash|crashes]]''' shortly after takeoff in a residential area in [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], killing at least 50 people, including many on the ground. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7030701.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''October 3:''' A fire destroys approximately one-quarter of the [[Bakaara market]] in [[Mogadishu]], the largest open market in [[Somalia]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7025899.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''September 24:''' The [[Nigeria]]n militant group [[Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta]] calls off a [[ceasefire]] declared in May. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7010028.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''September 11:''' The [[World Health Organization]] confirms an [[outbreak]] of the [[Ebola virus]] in [[Kasai-Occidental]] province in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6990759.stm (BBC)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/world/africa/12ebola.html?em&ex=1189656000&en=54004381e2e57ce6&ei=5087%0A (New York Times)]</small>

'''September 8:''' A '''[[2007 Dellys bombing|suicide attack]]''' by [[Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb|al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb]] against a naval base in [[Dellys]], [[Algeria]] kills more than 30, two days after a suicide bomber killed over 20 people in [[Batna, Algeria|Batna]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6985672.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''September 4:''' Rebel forces led by General [[Laurent Nkunda]] occupy large areas of [[Virunga National Park]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6977720.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''August 27:''' [[Driss Basri]], former [[interior minister]] of [[Morocco]] under [[King Hassan II]], dies in [[Paris]], [[France]] at age 69. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6966030.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''August 24:''' The [[opposition (parliamentary)|opposition]] [[All People's Congress]] defeats the ruling [[Sierra Leone People's Party]] in the [[Sierra Leonean general election, 2007|2007 Sierra Leonean parliamentary elections]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6961449.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''August 15:''' The [[Orange Democratic Movement]], [[Kenya]]'s leading [[opposition (parliamentary)|opposition]] [[political party]], splits into two factions headed by [[Kalonzo Musyoka]] and [[Raila Odinga]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6947576.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''August 9:''' The [[National Assembly of Mauritania]] adopts legislation criminalising [[slavery]]. <small>[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,22215405-401,00.html (AFP via News Limited)]</small>

'''August 8:''' Two [[fossil]]s found in [[Kenya]] challenge existing views of [[human evolution]] by showing that [[Homo erectus]] and [[Homo habilis]] lived side by side in eastern [[Africa]] for half a million years. <small>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/science/08cnd-fossil.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin (New York Times)]</small>

'''July 31:''' The [[United Nations|UN]] [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]] approves a resolution to send up to 26,000 troops and civilian police to [[Sudan]]'s [[Darfur]] region. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6925187.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''July 28:''' The government of [[Liberia]] removes a six-year ban on the mining and export of [[blood diamond|diamonds]], imposed during the [[Second Liberian Civil War]] by ex-[[President of Liberia|President]] [[Charles G. Taylor|Charles Taylor]] to comply with UN sanctions. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6920706.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''July 27:''' The [[United Nations|UN]] Monitoring Group on [[Somalia]] reports that the [[Islamic Courts Union]] has received armaments, including [[surface-to-air missile]]s, from [[Eritrea]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6918582.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''July 17:''' The [[supreme court]] of [[Libya]] [[Commutation of sentence|commutes]] the death sentence of five Bulgarians and a Palestinian [[HIV trial in Libya|convicted of injecting]] over 400 children with HIV to [[life imprisonment]]. <small>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6785869,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)] [https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/17/ap3922964.html (Forbes.com)]</small>

'''July 4:''' The ninth summit of the [[Assembly of the African Union]], held in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]], ends without agreement on a timetable for creating a unified government for the content. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6268468.stm (BBC)] [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=126605 (GhanaHomePage)]</small>

'''July 3:''' [[Ghana]] introduces a new currency, the [[Ghanaian cedi]], to be used alongside the old until December 2007, when the old ceases to be legal tender. One GH¢ is 10,000 old cedis. <small>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=126539 (GhanaHomePage)] [http://www.myjoyonline.com/business/200707/6248.asp (MyJoyOnline.com)]</small>

'''May 31:''' The [[National Assembly of Niger]] passes a [[motion of no confidence]] in the government of [[Heads of government of Niger|Prime Minister]] [[Hama Amadou]], who promptly resigns. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6710419.stm (BBC)] [http://apanews.net/article_eng.php3?id_article=34430 (APA)]</small>

'''May 5:''' [[Kenya Airways Flight 507]] crashes shortly after takeoff from [[Douala International Airport]] in [[Cameroon]], killing 114 on board. <small>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/07/kenya.plane.ap/index.html (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6633529.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''May 4:''' The [[opposition (parliamentary)|opposition]] [[Front for Democracy and the Republic]] of [[Mali]] requests that the Constitutional Court annul the [[Malian presidential election, 2007|presidential election of April 29]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6623603.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''May 2:''' The [[International Criminal Court]] issues [[arrest warrants]] for [[Sudan]]ese Humanitarian Affairs Minister and [[Janjaweed]] leader [[Ali Kushayb]] for [[war crimes]] committed during the [[Darfur conflict]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6614903.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''April 30:''' According to a [[Reuters]] count, [[Algerian Civil War|political violence]] in [[Algeria]] has claimed 165 lives in the first four months of 2007. <small>[http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldnews&storyID=2007-04-30T133358Z_01_L30333082_RTRUKOC_0_US-ALGERIA-VIOLENCE-TOLL.xml (Reuters)]</small>

'''April 24:''' Fighters of the [[Ogaden National Liberation Front]] '''[[Abole raid|attack]]''' an [[oil field]] in the [[Somali Region]] of [[Ethiopia]], killing 74 and taking captive seven Chinese workers. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6588055.stm (BBC)]</small>

'''April 22:''' [[Eritrea]] withdraws from the [[Intergovernmental Authority on Development]] following a dispute with [[Ethiopia]] over [[Somalia]]. <small>[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F50D8E86-3BD2-4D3B-8A59-D36ABCCF59A2.htm (Al Jazeera)]</small>

'''April 10:''' A [[Somalia|Somali]] committee reports that 1,086 people, mostly civilians, were killed in [[Mogadishu]] from March 29 to April 1 in '''[[Battle of Mogadishu (March – April 2007)|battles]]''' pitting [[Ethiopia]]n and Somali [[Transitional Federal Government]] forces against fighters of the [[Popular Resistance Movement in the Land of the Two Migrations|Popular Resistance Movement]] and [[Hawiye]] clan militamen. <small>[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10414163.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]</small>

'''April 5:''' [[Guillaume Soro]], former leader of the rebel ''[[New Forces]]'' (FN), replaces [[Charles Konan Banny]] as [[Heads of government of Côte d'Ivoire|Prime Minister]] of [[Côte d'Ivoire]]. <small>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6528365.stm (BBC)]</small>

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