- 2008 — Miriam Makeba, a South African singer and anti-apartheid activist, dies.
- 2018 — Three car bombs explode in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing 52 people and injuring 100.
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Mainzi machafu gakiguta chakurwa khanareha makongo ukirya.
en
When dirty flies contaminate our meals they cause infections.
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Rao luor liel liel luor rao
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Hippopotamus go round the grave the grave go round the hippopotamus.
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Ukuta wangu umeanguka leo na kuua mbuzi mmoja
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