Cherry Festival

Annual celebration of cherry harvest in Sefrou

Dating back to 1920, this festival celebrates Sefrou's cherry harvest and promotes local agricultural heritage. The highlight is the crowning of the Cherry Queen, symbolizing Morocco's cultural diversity.

On this day in African history

• 1960 Independent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa.
• 1966 The opposition party in Senegal, African Regroupement Party, merged with Progressive Union, the ruling party. · Senegal
• 2009 Puntland creates a draft constitution that, for the first time, allows for multi-party democracy in the autonomous region of Somalia. · Somalia
• 2015 The remains of a 2,000-year-old woman, "the sleeping beauty," are discovered in the ancient kingdom of Aksum, Ethiopia.  · Ethiopia
• 2015 The remains of a 2,000-year-old woman are discovered in the ancient kingdom of Aksum, Ethiopia. · Ethiopia

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