2007 in Africa

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Contents 1 International organisations 1.1 African Union (AU) 1.2 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 1.3 Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) 1.4 West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) 1.5 Other organizations 2 Elections 3 Conflict and civil war 3.1 Darfur conflict 4 Environment 5 Human and natural catastrophes 6 Water 7 Health 7.1 AIDS 7.2 Avian influenza 7.3 Chikungunya 7.4 Cholera 7.5 Malaria 7.6 Meningitis 7.7 Sickle-cell disease 8 Education 9 Children's rights 10 Demography 11 Sports 11.1 Athletics 11.2 Basketball 11.3 Boxing 11.4 Cycling 11.5 Football (soccer) 11.6 Handball 11.7 Judo 11.8 Wrestling 11.9 Rugby Union 12 Culture 12.1 Art 12.2 Film 12.3 Music 12.4 Festivals 12.5 Literature 13 Science 14 Economy 15 Events in Africa by month 16 See also 17 Notes

[edit] International organisations

[edit] African Union (AU)

[edit] Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

[edit] Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)

[edit] West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)

[edit] Other organizations

• ACP — [European Union]]: The 14th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was held in Kigali, Rwanda in November. Resolutions on electoral processes in ACP and EU countries, healthcare and medicine, natural disasters and the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo were adopted. In addition the Kigali Declaration for development-friendly Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA)s was voted for.

[edit] Elections

[edit] Conflict and civil war

Further information: List of conflicts in Africa

[edit] Darfur conflict

[edit] Environment

[edit] Human and natural catastrophes

[edit] Water

[edit] Health

[edit] AIDS

See also: AIDS pandemic and AIDS in Africa

[edit] Avian influenza

Main article: Global spread of H5N1

[edit] Chikungunya

Main article: Chikungunya Outbreak of 2004-Present

[edit] Cholera

[edit] Malaria

[edit] Meningitis

[edit] Sickle-cell disease

[edit] Education

[edit] Children's rights

[edit] Demography

[edit] Sports

Main article: 2007 in sports

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Basketball

• Basketball at the 2007 All-Africa Games

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Football (soccer)

Main article: 2007 in football (soccer)

[edit] Handball

[edit] Judo

[edit] Wrestling

[edit] Rugby Union

[edit] Culture

[edit] Art

[edit] Film

Main article: 2007 in film

[edit] Music

Main article: 2007 in music

[edit] Festivals

[edit] Literature

Main article: 2007 in literature

[edit] Science

Main article: 2007 in science

[edit] Economy

[edit] Events in Africa by month

January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December

[edit] See also

• 2007 in Kenya
• 2007 in Sierra Leone
• 2007 in South Africa
• 2007 in Zimbabwe

[edit] Notes

This text is being translated from the original French-language article.

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