Ahmad I ibn Mustafa — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1846 The Bey of Tunis issued a decree abolishing slavery in Tunisia, making it one of the first countries in the world to formally end the practice.
HistoryOn this day — January 23 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1846 
Sanadalahlafi — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1943 Troops of the British Eighth Army captured Tripoli, Libya from the German-Italian Panzer Army during World War II's North African campaign.
History
ASC Leiden, Coutinho Collection — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1963 PAIGC guerrilla fighters attacked Portuguese Army forces stationed in Tite, officially beginning the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence.
IndependenceSomali general Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sent a written proposal to President Siad Barre calling for the elimination of the Isaaq clan, a document later cited as evidence of the Isaaq genocide.
TragedyMutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba deposed and detained President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.
Politics
WOMEX — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2018 Hugh Masekela, South African jazz trumpeter and outspoken anti-apartheid voice through music, died at age 78.
Death
Jshecket — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2019 Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro-jazz musician known simply as 'Tuku' and one of southern Africa's most celebrated singers, died at age 66.
Death