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The Kaffa Kingdom
The Kaffa Kingdom, nestled in the lush highlands of what is now Ethiopia, was a powerful and enigmatic African civilization that thrived from the 14th to the 19th centuries. It is most renowned for being the birthplace o...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
9- 1851 Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal marshal and an armed party, sought to seize three of his former slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania, thereby creating a cause célèbre between slavery proponents and abolitionists. United States
- 1851 William Parker leads escaped enslaved people in armed resistance against a slave owner and federal marshal in Christiana, Pennsylvania, killing the slave owner. United States
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Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia captures Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, ending the Kaffa kingdom. -
Tom Mboya launches the first Airlift Africa charter flight carrying Kenyan students to universities in the United States. - 2012 Islamic fundamentalists angered by a U.S. movie about the prophet Muhammad storm the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, tearing down U.S. flags and replacing them with Islamic religious symbols. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 2012 The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths. 🇱🇾 Libya
- 2023 The Libyan city of Derna experiences catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse, killing thousands of people. 🇱🇾 Libya
- 2023 Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse in Derna, Libya, triggering catastrophic floods and mass casualties. 🇱🇾 Libya
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Justice Ministry of South Sudan charges suspended First Vice President Riek Machar with treason and murder over the Nasir garrison attack.
Famous Births
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Felwine Sarr, a Senegalese scholar and musician, is born. -
Vivian Cheruiyot, a Kenyan runner, is born. -
Jordan Ayew, a Ghanaian footballer, is born.
