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Medieval Nubian Kingdom Emerges From Stone Walls of Old Dongola
Beneath the dust of Old Dongola lies a portrait of power and faith rendered in pigment on ancient stone. Archaeologists have uncovered medieval Christian wall paintings depicting a Nubian king sheltered beneath the wings...
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Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu witnessed the marriage of fellow prisoner Wilton Mkwayi at Pollsmoor Prison. - 1990 The nominally independent Venda homeland fell in a bloodless military coup led by Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1999 Libya handed over two suspects in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing for trial in a Scottish court in the Netherlands. 🇱🇾 Libya
- 2012 The MNLA declared a ceasefire after capturing the three northern regions of Mali, signaling the beginning of a decade of instability. 🇲🇱 Mali
- 2023 Archaeologists announced the discovery of medieval Christian wall paintings in Old Dongola depicting a Nubian king shielded by Archangel Michael. 🇸🇩 Sudan
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Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko presented his new government to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, completing a peaceful transfer of power to young opposition leadership in Senegal.
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- 2025 Pheroze Nowrojee, Kenyan Senior Counsel and human rights advocate who shaped the country's constitutional frameworks, died. 🇰🇪 Kenya