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Fête du Vodoun
Fête du Vodoun/ Vodoun Festival, marks a vibrant celebration in Benin, commemorating the rich history of the West African religion of Vodoun. This public holiday, observed annually on January 10, unfolds countrywide but...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
4- ? Vodoun Festival or Fête du Vodoun - A public holiday in Benin celebrating the nation's history surrounding the West African religion of Vodoun. 🇧🇯 Benin
- 1994 West African heads of state sign a treaty in Dakar establishing the West African Economic and Monetary Union. 🇸🇳 Senegal
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A general strike by trade unions and opposition parties begins in Guinea, in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign. - 2015 72 people are killed and 169 others hospitalized after a mass poisoning of beer with crocodile bile at a funeral in Mozambique.
Famous Births
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M’bilia Bel, a Congolese singer, is born. -
Emmanuel Frimpong, a Ghanaian footballer, is born.
