July 2006 in Africa

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Ongoing armed conflicts Chad-Sudan conflict Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire Conflict in northern Uganda Darfur conflict in Sudan Ivorian Civil War Second Congo War Elections July 28–30: Elections in Seychelles July 30: Elections in Congo Kinshasa July 30: Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe

This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in July 2006.

July 2, 2006 (Sunday) One year on from the Live 8 concerts, U2 frontman Bono announces that world leaders are not making good on their promises to Africa. According to Bono in a recent CNN interview, not enough is being done to make trade fair. (CNN) July 4, 2006 (Tuesday) UFDC rebels attack the Chadian city of Ade and battle the Military of Chad. Both the UFDC and the Déby administration claim to have control over the city, stating that opposing forces have fled. (CNN) United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan issues a report warning that ongoing fighting in Chad, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon are increasingly destabilized and that borders are loosely enforced. (allAfrica.com) July 7, 2006 (Friday) Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels reject an offer of amnesty by President Yoweri Museveni.(People's Daily Online) July 8, 2006 (Saturday) Nigerian Government announces it will lay off one in five civil servants, amounting to over 33,000 jobs.(BBC) July 10, 2006 (Monday) Fighting erupts in Somalia, with fighting between Somalian fighters aligned with defeated warlords and Islamic militants, wounding at least 40 and killing nearly 100. (Reuters) July 14, 2006 (Friday) Talks begin in Juba, Sudan between delegations from the Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan Government with a view to ending the conflict centred in Acholiland. The leader of the Ugandan delegation, Internal Affairs Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda had stated that obtaining a quick ceasefire is his priority. (allAfrica.com) July 24, 2006 (Monday) The Doha round of the WTO global trade talks is suspended in Geneva, amid substantial disagreements over farming subsidies and import taxes among the United States, the European Union and the developing world. Tanzanian police say they will close down billiards halls in Dar es Salaam during the day as part of an effort to clamp down on petty crime. (BBC) July 26, 2006 (Wednesday) The governments of Chad and Sudan sign an accord officially ending the Chadian-Sudanese conflict. The deal has many provisions similar to that of the Tripoli Accord, which Sudan has violated four times by aiding Janjaweed, UFDC, and anti-Bozizé rebels and genocidaires. (Syracuse.com) July 27, 2006 (Thursday) Somalia's interim government unravels as at least 20 cabinet members (a fifth of the Cabinet) resign, accusing the country's virtually powerless government of failing to bring peace.(Houston Chronicle) Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi is released on bail after being charged with corruption and fraud. (Reuters) The three main militia groups in the troubled DRC eastern province of Ituri have agreed to lay down arms and begin integrating into the Congolese army.(BBC). Another food crisis hits Niger. The UN says the 1.5 million people it feeds will more than double in a few weeks.(Reuters) July 29, 2006 (Saturday) Somali Premier Ali Mohammed Ghedi alleges that Libya, Egypt, and Iran are supplying the Islamic Courts Union with weaponry. (AP v. Yahoo) July 30, 2006 (Sunday) D.R. Congo, whose fragile peace is maintained by the United Nations' largest peacekeeping force, holds its first multi-party elections since 1960. (eitb24) July 31, 2006 (Monday) Incumbent Fradique de Menezes wins São Tomé and Príncipe's presidential election. (Reuters)

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News collections and sources

• Wikipedia:News collections and sources.
• Wikipedia:News sources - This has much of the same material organised in a hierarchical manner to help encourage NPOV in our news reporting.
• allAfrica.com
• Reuters, Africa
• ReliefWeb
• UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
• UN News Centre