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Mbombela's Game-Changer for Carbon Reduction
In 2014, Mbombela, South Africa, made a groundbreaking move by introducing the world's first "train bus." This innovative three-coach bus aimed to promote the use of public transport and reduce carbon emissions. With thi...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
6- 2012 20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 2014 Mbombela, South Africa introduces the “train bus,” the world’s first three-coach bus, to encourage the use of public transport and cut down on carbon emissions. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 2017 Twin truck bombings by terror group al-Shabaab kill over 500 people in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. 🇸🇴 Somalia
- 2017 Twin truck bombings by terror group al-Shabaab kill over 500 people in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. 🇸🇴 Somalia
- 2017 An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated a massive truck bomb at the Zobe junction in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing 587 people, injuring 316 others, and leaving more than 500 missing. 🇸🇴 Somalia
- 2017 An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonates a truck bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing 587 people. 🇸🇴 Somalia
Famous Births
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Mobutu Sese Seko, former President of DRC, is born. -
Mobutu Sese Seko, former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born.
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François Bozizé, former President of the Central African Republic, is born. -
François Bozizé, former President of the Central African Republic, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Julius Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania, dies. -
Moktar Ould Daddah dies at a military hospital in Paris, France, following a long illness. -
Mathieu Kérékou, former Beninese President, dies. -
Mathieu Kérékou, former Beninese President, dies.
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Mathieu Kérékou, former President of Benin, dies.
