Public Domain (U.S. Navy), Wikimedia Commons 1942 Allied forces landed in French Morocco and Algeria as Operation Torch began, opening the North African campaign against Axis forces in World War II.
HistoryOn this day — November 8 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Public Domain (U.S. Navy), Wikimedia Commons 1942 
CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1997 Eritrea introduced the nakfa as its national currency, replacing the Ethiopian birr and marking a milestone in the young nation's economic independence.
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CC BY 3.0 BR, Wikimedia Commons 2005 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won Liberia's presidential runoff election, becoming Africa's first elected female head of state.
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