October 2005 in Africa - 15 October 2005 (Saturday)

15 October 2005 (Saturday)

  • UDUB, Somaliland's ruling party, won the most seats in the first multiparty parliamentary elections held in the breakaway country.
  • 2005 Malawi food crisis: President Bingu wa Mutharika declared a national disaster due to the worsening food shortages.

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