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Justice Served
In a historic verdict, the UN Tribunal on Rwanda handed down a life sentence to Jean Kambanda, Rwanda's former prime minister. This landmark decision came in response to Kambanda's direct involvement in the devastating e...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Nigerian Mariam Eniola Bolaji becomes the first African to win a medal in badminton at the Paralympics -
Nigerian Mariam Eniola Bolaji becomes the first African to win a medal in badminton at the Paralympics
- 1968 Nigerian troops capture the city of Aba, Biafra, during the Nigerian Civil War.
- 1998 UN Tribunal on Rwanda sentences Jean Kambanda, Rwanda's former prime minister, to life for his role in the 1994 massacre.
Famous Births
2- 1941 Ramesh Sethi, a Kenyan cricketer and coach, is born.
- 1945 Steve Chimombo, a Malawian writer, poet and editor, is born.
Famous Deaths
1- 2012 42 people are killed and 25 injured as a passenger bus plunges down a ravine in Morocco.
