BSMIsEditing, CC0, Wikimedia Commons 2024 Senegal held a presidential election following months of anti-government protests over a delayed vote.
Sources: African Union ; BBC News
Politics
Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
On this day: March 24 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
BSMIsEditing, CC0, Wikimedia Commons 2024 
Moshe Pridan, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1930 David Dacko, the first President of the Central African Republic, was born.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; The Independent
Birth
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1855 Olive Schreiner, South African author and social activist known for 'The Story of an African Farm,' was born.
Sources: South African History Online ; Encyclopaedia Britannica
Birth
Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 2020 Manu Dibango, Cameroonian saxophonist famed for 'Soul Makossa,' died of COVID-19.
Sources: Al Jazeera ; Rolling Stone
Death