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The Birth of ECOWAS
In 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in Lagos, Nigeria. This regional trade bloc aimed to promote economic cooperation, development, and integration among its member states in W...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. -
Daniel François Malan is elected Prime Minister of South Africa and implements Apartheid.
- 1975 The trade bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is founded in Lagos, Nigeria. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 1975 Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
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ECOWAS treaty signed in Lagos by 15 West African states, after talks he led - 1991 Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front captures Addis Ababa, ending a seventeen-year Marxist regime. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 1991 The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front captures Addis Ababa, ending a seventeen-year Marxist regime. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 1993 Eritrea becomes a member of the United Nations. 🇪🇷 Eritrea
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Miriam Were receives the first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in Yokohama -
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt. - 2021 Germany and Namibia reach an agreement acknowledging German forces' responsibility for the 1904 genocide against the Herero and Nama people. 🇳🇦 Namibia
Famous Deaths
2- 2022 At least 31 people, mostly children, die in a stampede during a church giveaway event in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
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Died in Georgia, USA, aged 87
