- 1984 — Botswana's first independent daily newspaper Mmegi wa Dikgang begins publication.
- 1992 — The University of Namibia is established by an act of parliament.
- 2019 — A peace agreement is signed by Sudan's government and rebel groups in Darfur to end the War in Darfur.
- 2020 — Singer Akon lays the first stone for Akon City, futuristic solar-powered city to be built in Senegal.
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Sani saa aboro Samson somo saburi siaya
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Its Two, Samson is reading the book of Psalms in Siaya.
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