Agence Mauritanienne d'Information (c. 1960-61) — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1978 Mauritanian President Moktar Ould Daddah was ousted in a bloodless military coup.
PoliticsOn this day — July 10 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Agence Mauritanienne d'Information (c. 1960-61) — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1978 The South African cricket team was readmitted to international cricket following the end of its apartheid-era ban.
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Photo by Etienne Scholasse, European Communities (1998) — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1999 The Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement was signed by the DRC, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in an attempt to end the Second Congo War.
PoliticsAn EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalled and crashed at Cairo International Airport shortly after takeoff, killing all six people aboard.
DisasterFour mercenaries, one American and three British, were executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial for their role in the Angolan Civil War.
HistoryScientists in London reported DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton supporting the 'out of Africa' theory of human evolution, placing an African common ancestor at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
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