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Horror at Westgate
In a horrific act of terror, Al-Shabaab militants launched a brazen attack on the bustling Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Armed with heavy weaponry and grenades, they stormed the popular shopping centre, creating chaos...
Historical Events
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Ahmed Sékou Touré leads a 71-day general strike across French Guinea, the longest labor stoppage in French West African history, winning a 20 percent minimum wage increase and a 40-hour workweek. -
José Eduardo dos Santos becomes President of Angola. -
José Eduardo dos Santos becomes President of Angola.
- 2013 Al-Shabaab militants attack the Westgate Mall in Kenya, killing about 70 people.
Famous Births
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Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, is born. -
Khaira Arby, Malian singer popularly known as The Nightingale of Timbuktu, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Ghanaian poet and novelist Kofi Awoonor dies.
