- 1931 — The first written Constitution of Ethiopia goes into effect under Emperor Haile Selassie.
- 2010 — The East African Submarine Cable System goes into operation, linking Sudan with South Africa across nine countries with connections to ten landlocked nations.
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July 16
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Ashura
Commemorates various important events in Islamic history
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Juzi mjuzi akala mchuzi wa mjusi.
Swahili (Tanzania)
Translation: The day before yesterday the wise man ate some lizard soup.
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Kombeho
Jina la mtoto wa kike aliyezaliwa msimu wa baridi sana
e.g.
Kombeho tedima kula nentho ewajwa majegho
sw
Kombeho hawezi kula vizuri anaumwa meno
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