Events in Africa
This page deals with February 2006 events in or of interest to the continent of Africa.
- Congolese government forces and United Nations peacekeepers (part of the MONUC mission) engage militia fighters in the wartorn Ituri district in a battle to retake the town of Tchei. The operation is in conjunction with a more aggressive disarmament policy by the U.N. peacekeepers in the region. (CNN)
- A large-scale slaughter is planned at a Nigerian farm where thousands of chickens have died from bird flu. (BBC)
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