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Rwanda's GPS-Powered Taxi Motos
In the year 2020, a groundbreaking transformation in Rwanda's transportation landscape unfolded as 46,000 motorbike taxis, known as taxi motos, took to the streets equipped with state-of-the-art GPS-enabled metering boxe...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
5Historical Events
16- 1893 The Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate following a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1893 Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
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Fr. Raphael Morgan is ordained in Constantinople as the first African-American Orthodox priest. -
Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
- 1947 The African Music Society is founded in Johannesburg. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1960 The African American Students Foundation formally accepts a $100,000 grant from the private Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation to finance chartered aircraft. United States
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Abbé Fulbert Youlou leads the Republic of the Congo to full independence from France and adopts a strongly pro-Western foreign policy. - 1960 The Republic of Congo gains independence from France. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Abbé Fulbert Youlou resigns as President of the Republic after the Congolese military withdraws support and France refuses military intervention against protesters.
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President Fulbert Youlou of the Republic of the Congo is overthrown in a coup d'état.
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President Fulbert Youlou of the Republic of the Congo is overthrown in a coup d’état.
- 1995 Military officers under Manuel Quintas de Almeida execute a bloodless coup, detaining President Trovoada over military funding issues. 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe
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A military coup d'état in São Tomé and Príncipe deposes Miguel Trovoada, the country's prime minister and president since independence 20 years ago. -
A military coup d’état in São Tomé and Principe deposes Miguel Trovoada, the country’s prime minister and president since independence 20 years ago.
- 1999 Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria: Some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco. 🇩🇿 Algeria
- 2020 46,000 motorbike taxis (taxi motos) begin operating with GPS-enabled metering boxes to accurately mark fares in Rwanda. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Famous Births
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Famous Deaths
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Paul Ngei dies at Nairobi Hospital after years of illness and financial hardship.
