Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1861 Islamic reformer El Hadj Umar Tall seized the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire in what is now Mali.
HistoryOn this day — March 10 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1861 
CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1607 Susenyos I defeated his rivals at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, securing his position as Emperor of Ethiopia.
History
LLBG Spotter — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard and leading to the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Disaster
Christian Lambiotte (photographer) — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1952 Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean trade unionist and opposition leader who later became prime minister, was born.
Birth
Майоров Владимир — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1981 Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer and one of Africa's greatest players, was born.
BirthMuhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, died.
Death