2007 in Africa
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- ACPACP countriesThe African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States is a group of countries , created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975. The group's main objectives are sustainable development and poverty reduction within its member states, as well as their greater integration into the world's economy...
— European UnionEuropean UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
: The 14th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyACP-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyThe ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was created to bring together the elected representatives of the European Union and the elected representatives of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states that have signed the Cotonou Agreement.Since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union...
was held in KigaliKigaliKigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...
, RwandaRwandaRwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
in November. Resolutions on electoral processesElectionAn election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
in ACP and EU countries, healthcare and medicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, natural disasterNatural disasterA natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard . It leads to financial, environmental or human losses...
s and the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo were adopted. In addition the Kigali Declaration for development-friendly Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAEconomic Partnership AgreementsEconomic Partnership Agreements are a scheme to create a free trade area between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States . They are a response to continuing criticism that the non-reciprocal and discriminating preferential trade agreements offered by the EU are...
)s was voted for.
Events in Africa by month
JanuaryJanuary 2007 in Africa
This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in January 2007.*Mohamed Lamine Sanha, the former suspected leader of several coup attempts in Guinea-Bissau, dies after being attacked by armed men in civilian clothing 2 days earlier. News of Sanha's death sparks a riot in a...
February
February 2007 in Africa
This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in February 2007.*Unions in Guinea resume a general strike to protest the President of Guinea Lansana Conté appointing a close ally Eugène Camara as Prime Minister of Guinea. At least 17 people have died in protests over the weekend...
March
April
April 2007 in Africa
This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in April 2007.*Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic bishops call on the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe to stand down or face "open revolt" in a message posted on church bulletin boards across the country...
May
May 2007 in Africa
This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in May 2007.* The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Sudanese humanitarian affairs minister Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb on charges of war crimes committed during the Darfur conflict...
June
June 2007 in Africa
This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in June 2007.*The President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika accepts the resignation of his Cabinet after recent elections. The Prime Minister of Algeria Abdelaziz Belkhadem is expected to retain his position when a new Cabinet is...
July
August
August 2007 in Africa
This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in August 2007.*Following the release of six medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV, Bulgaria is to waive Libyan debts worth $57 million....
September
September 2007 in Africa
This page deals with events in or related to the continent of Africa in September 2007.*Sudan postpones a census that is a crucial for the success of two national elections....
October
November
December
See also
- 2007 in Kenya2007 in Kenya- January :*January 1 - Kenya tightens security at Somalian border in order to prevent Islamic Courts Union militants from entering Kenya *January 4 - Three Administration Police officers shot dead near Molo, Nakuru District . On January 7 two suspects were shot down by police in Elburgon, Nakuru...
- 2007 in Sierra Leone2007 in Sierra LeoneSee also:2006 in Sierra Leone,other events of 2007,2008 in Sierra Leone and theTimeline of Sierra Leonean history.-----June:* 2007 Paramount Airlines helicopter crash...
- 2007 in South Africa2007 in South Africa-January:* 17 January – South Africa is selected as the host of sub-region's Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre. Included in the sub-region are Angola, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique and Namibiabut face-February:...
- 2007 in Zimbabwe