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October 2005 in Africa
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'''This page deals with events that took place from [[October 2005]] in or of interest to the Continent of [[Africa]],  '''
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==[[21 October]] [[2005]] (Friday) == 
* [[AIDS]] activists groups, [[Act Up-Paris]] lobby group and the [[African Essential Drug Network]] (RAME), call on drugs manufacturing company [[Roche Holding AG]] to allow generic companies to make the antiviral drug [[Tamiflu
  ]] for Africans, as concerns mount over how countries would deal with a potential [[flu pandemic]] stemming from bird flu virus [[H5N1]].  [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21375561.htm (Reuters)]

==[[20 October]] [[2005]] (Thursday) == 

* [[Image:Flag of Guinea.svg|20px]] [[Guinea]]'s government announces that [[Elections in Guinea|municipal elections]] will be held on 18 December. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/1b07f482511d575d70867ba637b2590a.htm (Reuters)]

(contracted; show full)* [[Wikipedia:News sources]] - This has much of the same material organised in a hierarchical manner to help encourage [[NPOV]] in our news reporting.
* [http://allafrica.com/ allAfrica.com]
* [http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/countryprofiles/africa.htm Reuters, Africa]
* [http://www.reliefweb.int|ReliefWeb]

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