Twin Festival

Cultural celebration of twins in Buganda

A unique cultural festival celebrating twins and multiple births in the Buganda Kingdom. The festival includes special ceremonies, blessings, and cultural performances related to the cultural significance of twins.

On this day in African history

• 1955 Hundreds of people killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco & Algeria.
• 1960 The Mali Federation joining Mali and Senegal is disestablished only two months after the countries gain independence from France.
• 1961 Moktar Ould Daddah elected unopposed as President of Mauritania in the country's inaugural post-independence election. · Mauritania
• 2016 South Africa’s Caster Semenya wins the Women’s 800 metres to take gold at the Summer Olympic Games. · South Africa
• 2022 Misuzulu ka Zwelithini crowned Zulu King at KwaKhangelamankengane Palace in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

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