CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons 1973 Akon, Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer known for hits including 'Smack That' and 'Lonely,' was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
BirthOn this day — April 16 in African history
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CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons 1973 
CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons 1985 Luol Deng, South Sudanese-British basketball player and two-time NBA All-Star, was born in Wau, Sudan (now South Sudan).
BirthThe Baga massacre began in Baga, Nigeria, when clashes between Boko Haram militants and government soldiers left as many as 200 civilians dead and over 2,000 buildings destroyed.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 2013 Ali Kafi, Algerian politician who served as acting President of Algeria following the 1992 coup, died in Algiers.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 2014 Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman who chaired the country's transitional government from 2003 to 2006 after the civil war, died in Ghana.
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