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Horror at Westgate
In a horrific act of terror, Al-Shabaab militants launched a brazen attack on the bustling Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Armed with heavy weaponry and grenades, they stormed the popular shopping centre, creating chaos...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Ahmed Sékou Touré leads a 71-day general strike across French Guinea, the longest labor stoppage in French West African history, winning a 20 percent minimum wage increase and a 40-hour workweek. -
José Eduardo dos Santos becomes President of Angola. - 2013 Al-Shabaab militants attack the Westgate Mall in Kenya, killing about 70 people.
Famous Births
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Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, is born. -
Khaira Arby, Malian singer popularly known as The Nightingale of Timbuktu, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Ghanaian poet and novelist Kofi Awoonor dies.
