The Slave Trade Act 1807 took effect, abolishing the slave trade throughout the British Empire, a landmark step against the transatlantic trade that had devastated West and Central Africa.
AbolitionOn this day — May 1 in African history
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The MPLA and UNITA agreed to the terms of the Bicesse Accords, a peace deal intended to end the long-running Angolan Civil War.
Politics
Gouvernement Maroc — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1919 Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman who served three separate terms as Prime Minister of Morocco, was born.
Birth
Yvannoé — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1927 Albert Zafy, who became the third President of Madagascar, was born.
BirthMay Day became an officially recognized public holiday in South Africa, reflecting the new government's ties to the labour movement that helped end apartheid.
Culture
Thealfe Studios — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 2000 Rema, Nigerian Afrobeats singer-songwriter and rapper, was born.
Birth