- 1531 — Abyssinian–Adal war: The Adal Sultanate seizes southern Ethiopia.
- 2020 — Tanzania reelects President John Magufuli, with opposition parties calling the vote fraudulent.
- 2017 — Twin car bomb attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 27; al-Shabab claims responsibility.
- 2014 — Michael Sata, the fifth President of Zambia, dies.
Creole Festival
October 28
Optional holiday
Creole Festival
Started in 1982 to preserve and promote Creole culture and traditions.
Lifuumi
Pillar
e.g.
Omukhasi wa Loti yakhupa amashemo nakwa lifuumi liomunyu.
en
Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.
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Tupe tupate, tumtupie Tapu.
Swahili (Kenya)
Translation: Give (it) to us so we can have (it) in order to pass (it) on to Tapu.
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