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The Greentree Accord
In 2006, Cameroon and Nigeria reached a significant milestone by signing the Greentree Agreement, bringing an end to their long-standing border dispute over the Bakassi Peninsula. The peninsula, known for its abundant pe...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
2Historical Events
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Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom. - 1947 British colonial administration convenes the Juba Conference to deliberate the political unification of northern and southern Sudan. 🇸🇩 Sudan
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Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and other anti-apartheid leaders are sentenced to life imprisonment in Pretoria, South Africa. -
Hassan Gouled Aptidon wins Djibouti Presidential election. - 1986 South Africa declares a national state of emergency. 🇿🇦 South Africa
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The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule. -
UN forces launch an offensive against Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid. -
Moshood Abiola wins Nigerian election, results later annulled by Ibrahim Babangida's military government. -
Jonas Savimbi's movement UNITA faces strict international sanctions under UN Security Council Resolution 1173, targeting its illegal diamond trade. - 2006 Cameroon and Nigeria sign the Greentree Agreement that ends a border dispute involving the petroleum-rich Bakassi Peninsula.
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Netflix announced a multi-title deal with EbonyLife, including an adaptation of Death and the King's Horseman
Famous Births
2- 1938 Jean-Marie Doré, the 11th Prime Minister of Guinea, is born. 🇬🇳 Guinea
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Born in Asembo, Kenya (the year is given as 1958 by some sources)
