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Millions of Egyptians mourned the death of the legendary singer in 1975
In November 1975 a huge crowd of Moroccans marched into a Spanish colony in the desert
In July 1976 four foreign mercenaries were executed for their part in Angola's civil war.
Schoolchildren protest against Afrikaans as the language of instruction in South Africa
The brutal death in custody of the anti-Apartheid activist in September 1977.
The authorities said he'd starved himself to death, but he died from head injuries
In 1977 Somalia invaded Ethiopia in an attempt to take control of disputed territory.
The Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos, Kalakuta Republic
It is 35 years since the South African newspaper editor was forced into exile.
At Christmas 1979 hundreds of Namibian children were taken to East Germany
The story of a 1980 Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit.
In April 1980, Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe
In October 1981 the President of Egypt was shot at a military parade.
The parcel bomb attack that killed anti-apartheid activist Ruth First in 1982.
In the early 1980s, thousands of civilians were killed in Zimbabwe by the security forces.
Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.
Thirty years ago, Nigeria expelled up to 2 million African migrants. Most were Ghanaian
In 1983 a civil war broke out in Sudan which would last for more than 20 years.
Why Nigeria built a brand new capital city from scratch.
Written with the help of other ANC activists, how was the book smuggled out of prison?
In 1984 General Buhari's military regime launched an unusual campaign to clean up Nigeria
How working with Paul Simon made South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo global stars.
Many suspected foul play when Mozambique's socialist leader was killed in a plane crash
When one of Africa's most celebrated leaders was killed in a coup in Burkina Faso
