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The Battle That Built Africa's Greatest Scholarly Empire
In 1493, on the plains of the Songhai Empire, a decisive battle reshaped West Africa's destiny. Askia Muhammad I defeated Sonni Baru, son of the legendary Sonni Ali, and seized power in a single stroke. This victory ende...
Historical Events
6- 1904 Herero tribesmen defeated German colonial forces under Major Von Glasenapp in an ambush near Okaharui, an early victory during the Herero and Namaqua genocide.
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Following the death of Empress Zewditu, Ras Tafari Makonnen was proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I, beginning his reign to modernise and centralise Ethiopia. -
Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa appointed Chairman and Head of State of the National Liberation Council, succeeding Joseph Arthur Ankrah. - 2012 Tuareg and Islamist rebel groups captured Timbuktu and Gao after Malian government troops fled, triggering a decade of instability and international military intervention across the Sahel.
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Dr. Abiy Ahmed was sworn in as Prime Minister of Ethiopia in the first peaceful transfer of power in the nation's history, sparking sweeping reforms. -
Bassirou Diomaye Faye was inaugurated as the fifth President of Senegal, the youngest in the nation's history and first opposition candidate to win in the first round.
Famous Deaths
2- 2011 Died in Bakau, aged 86 The Gambia
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Died in Johannesburg