On this day — June 9 in African history

Twin bombings struck a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.

Deyda Hydara, the Gambian journalist and press-freedom advocate who co-founded the newspaper The Point, was born.

Brian Williamson, a pioneering Jamaican LGBT-rights activist who co-founded J-FLAG, was killed.

Ali Kushayb, a Darfur militia commander wanted for war crimes, was transferred into the custody of the International Criminal Court after voluntarily surrendering in the Central African Republic.

Nigerian singer D'banj, who helped popularize Afrobeats internationally, was born.