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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...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical 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. - 1965 The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations. The Gambia
- 1965 The Gambia is admitted as a member of the United Nations. The Gambia
- 1976 Seychelles joins the United Nations. 🇸🇨 Seychelles
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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. 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 2013 Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people. 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 2013 Al-Shabaab militants attack Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people. 🇰🇪 Kenya
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. -
Khaira Arby, the Nightingale of Timbuktu, is born in Mali.
Famous Deaths
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Ghanaian poet and novelist Kofi Awoonor dies.
