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| 2024-07-27 | Stephen Cox (rower) (Zimbabwean rower (born 1991)) | Stephen Cox (born 29 September 1991) is a Zimbabwean rower. He competed in the single sculls at the 2024 Summer Olympics. | Stub | Leonstojka (8313) | |
| 2024-10-22 | Jemberu Demeke (Ethiopian singer, producer and rapper (born 2000)) | Jedidya Wondwossen (Amharic: ጂዲዲያ ዎንዶዎሰን; born 2000), known by his stage name Jemberu Demeke (Amharic: ጀምበሩ ደመቀ), is an Ethiopian singer, producer and rapper known for his mixing Amharic rap, trap music, and samples from various contemporary styles. | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-11-02 | Welkait Committee (Ethiopian Amhara-led committee established in 2015) | The Welkait Committee is an Amhara-led committee that demands the return of Welkait district to Amhara Region's North Gondar Zone. According to the Committee, Welkait has been part of Amhara province which was annexed by EPRDF regime in 1991 to Western Tigray Zone. | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-10-06 | Giorgio Banti (Italian linguist) | Giorgio Banti is a scholar of African studies and Linguistics. | Start | Magherbin (6446) | |
| 2024-07-09 | Sheikh Omar Farouk (Somali scholar) | Sheikh Omar Farouk Haji Abdi Sultan (Somali: Shiikh Cumar Faaruuq Cabdi Suldaan; Arabic: شيخ عمر فاروق حاجي عبدي سلطان) Somali Cleric, Scholar, Quran interpreter and Islamic preacher. | C | QalasQalas (3854) | |
| 2024-11-08 | Early reforms of Abiy Ahmed | Early reforms of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed were largely the setback of the former EPRDF regime policies. Since he took office in April 2018, Abiy made secure for the release of thousands political prisoners, dissents and journalists domestically and aboard. | C | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-11-17 | Sofi Malt SE (Dark malt beverage produced by Heineken Ethiopia) | Sofi Malt is a non-alcoholic dark malt beverage produced by Heineken Ethiopia, a subsidiary of Heinken International. It was first introduced in 1994. | Stub | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-12-16 | Mar-mar mountains clash (2010 military engagement in Somaliland) | The Mar-mar Mountains Clash was a military engagement that occurred on September 14, 2010, between joint Ethiopian and Somaliland forces against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels. The clash took place in the Mar-mar mountains in the Awdal region of Somaliland, close to the border with Ethiopia. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-11-01 | Drone strikes during the War in Amhara | During the War in Amhara, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has heavily utilized drone strikes in combat operations against Fano militia and civilian population. The attacks have reportedly resulted in widespread destruction, civilian casualties and humanitarian crisis. | Stub | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-06-10 | Fantahun Hailemichael (Former diplomat and current International Organization employee) | Fantahun Hailemichael Seife (Amharic: ፋንታሁን ሃይለሚካኢል ሰይፈ) is a former Ethiopian diplomat and a senior professional staff of the African Union, who served at different levels of diplomatic services for more than 30 years both at national and international levels. | C | Anteneh1990 (23) | |
| 2024-12-08 | National ID Program (Ethiopian national digital ID initiative) | The National ID Program (NIDP) is the national digital ID initiative with the aim of contributing Fayda ID, a 12 digit unique identification number issued to Ethiopian citizens. It was launched in 2021 and approved by the parliament in March 2023 with Proclamation No.1284/2023. | Stub | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-12-09 | Volodymyr Zhemchuhov (Ukrainian guerilla fighter (born 1970)) | Volodymyr Pavlovich Zhemchuhov (Ukrainian: Володимир Павлович Жемчугов; born 7 September 1970) is a Ukrainian insurgent, who fought against the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, two former puppet states of the Russian Federation in Eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. | Start | Frank-Horst (783) | |
| 2024-08-26 | Tempter Paul Tungwarara (Zimbabwean entrepreneur) | Tempter Paul Tungwarara is a Dubai based Zimbabwean entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Prevail International Group of Companies which is headquartered in Dubai, a Presidential Investment Advisor as well as founder of first Zimbabwean owned social media chat platform Talk and Pay (TAP). | Start | Gwatakwata (1819) | |
| 2024-07-13 | Abu Bakr Sabti (Somali sub-clan belonging to the Murusade clan) | Abu Bakr Sabti (Somali: Abakar Sabti, also spelled Abakar Sabdi; Arabic: ابو بكر السبتي) are a Somali clan belonging to the larger Sabti sub-clan of the Murusade, which itself belongs to the larger Karanle branch of the Hawiye clan. | Start | Solanif (594) | |
| 2024-12-26 | Ahmed Kellow (Ethiopian businessman) | Ahmed Kellow is an Ethiopian businessman and academic. He served as CEO of Ethiopian Airlines and later Chairman of Coca-Cola Ethiopia. | Start | Magherbin (6446) | |
| 2025-01-03 | Katama (Ethiopian military encampment) | Katama (Amharic: ከተማ kätäma) was the name of a medieval fortified Ethiopian military encampment, that was typically situated on top of an amba. These royal military camps served as the capital of the empire and was an important element of the political and social organization of the Ethiopian state until the 17th century. | Start | Socialwave597 (5818) | |
| 2025-01-09 | Adendorff Trek | The Adendorff Trek was a late 19th-century attempt by Afrikaners to establish a Boer Republic in Mashonaland, part of modern-day Zimbabwe. This initiative, which took place between 1890 and 1891, involved political manoeuvres, diplomatic interventions, and military engagements, illustrating the competing colonial interests of the British South Africa Company (BSACo), Afrikaners, and Portuguese forces during the period of the Scramble for Africa. | C | Oliebolz (18) | |
| 2024-11-05 | Parliamentary opposition in Ethiopia | Since 1995, Ethiopia's politics is a multi-party system holding opposition political groups. Many opposition parties often skeptical to government transition programs, exposing to the government. Those parties also often accused of benefit the ruling party. | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-06-22 | Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman (Ancestor of the Somali Hawiye clan) | Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, more commonly known as Sheikh Hawiye or just Hawiye (Arabic: الشيخ احمد بن عبد الرحمان بن عثمان, romanized: Ash-Shaykh Ahmad bin 'abd al rahman bin 'uthman, Somali: Sheekh Hawiye) was an Islamic scholar and the patriarch of the Somali Hawiye clan. | Start | Solanif (594) | |
| 2024-10-30 | Awdal State Movement (Political organization in Somalia) | The Awdal State Movement (ASM) is a political organization that represents the interests of the Awdal region of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. | C | Audtecha (50) | |
| 2024-06-14 | Crispin Dube (Zimbabwean politician (1966–2022)) | Crispin Dube (October 1966 – 19 October 2022) was a Zimbabwean accountant, political activist, and politician. He is most known for the role he played in office as a Councillor in Mutare, Zimbabwe. He served as councillor for ward 9 in Dangamvura for the opposition parties Movement for Democratic Change – Tsavangirai and later Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). | Start | MsTingaK (3660) | |
| 2025-01-17 | Anglo-Isaaq conflicts (1825–1945 conflicts) | The Anglo-Isaaq conflicts were a series of confrontations between British forces and the Isaaq Sultanate and the Isaaq clan in Somaliland from 1825 to 1945. The first of these conflicts occurred in 1825, when a British ship named the Mary Anne was attacked, sacked, and plundered by Isaaq forces in the port city of Berbera. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-12-31 | Mohamed Nur Fadal (Somali poet (1885–1949)) | Mohamed Nur Fadal (Somali: Maxamed Nuur Fadal, Arabic: محمد نور فضل) was a Somali poet, soldier, and entrepreneur, widely recognized for his contributions to Somali poetry. He belongs to the Reer Dahir subclan of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq. | Start | Gebagebo (8048) | |
| 2024-12-18 | Mandera Assault | The Mandera Prison Assault was a pivotal military operation conducted by the Somali National Movement (SNM) on 2 January 1983 during the early stages of the Somaliland War of Independence. The assault targeted Mandera Prison, a high-security detention center near Berbera in northern Somalia, where numerous political dissidents from Somaliland were held. | B | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-01-12 | Raid on Casa Banana (1985-1986 Zimbabwe-Mozambique military raid) | The Raid on Cassa Banana was an military attack on RENAMO headquarter on Cassa Banana,Gorongosa conducted by Zimbabwe National Army and supported by FRELIMO.The attack resulted in capture of headquarter and Zimbabwe-Mozambique (FRELIMO) victory. | Start | Sandro908 (288) | |
| 2025-01-22 | Takudzwa Chataira (Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1997)) | Takudzwa Zivanai Chataira (born 25 December 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer, who plays for Southern Rocks in domestic cricket. He made his first-class debut against Mashonaland Eagles on 24 November 2024 during the 2022–23 Logan Cup. He made his List A debut against Mid West Rhinos on 1 October 2022 during the 2022–23 Pro50 Championship. | Start | Goodknowme (9281) | |
| 2024-11-19 | TPLF internal leadership dispute (2024 administration dispute of the Tigray People's Liberation Front in Ethiopia) | In August 2024, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) internal administration was disputed with Chief Administrator of Interim Regional Administration of Tigray Getachew Reda and the chairman of TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael. The disputes came after the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) refused to accept TPLF legal status as fully-fledged political party in Ethiopia. | C | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2025-01-25 | Vincent Masekesa (Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1997)) | Vincent Masekesa (born 27 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer, who plays for Mountaineers in domestic cricket. He made his first-class debut against Southern Rocks on 30 March 2021 during the 2020–21 Logan Cup. He made his List A debut against Mid West Rhinos on 9 October 2022 during the 2022–23 Pro50 Championship. | Stub | Goodknowme (9281) | Past AfD |
| 2024-10-22 | An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), Bill C-282 (Canadian farm trade bill) | An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), Bill C-282, exempts the supply-managed farm sectors (dairy, poultry, and eggs) from future trade negotiations. | C | Lukebayy (634) | |
| 2025-01-17 | Overthrow of the Toljeclo dynasty | The overthrow of the Tolje'lo occurred in 1749 in the Isaaq Kingdom when King Dhuh Baraar, the last monarch of the Tolje'lo dynasty, was overthrown and killed in a coup led by a coalition of Isaaq clans under Abdi Eissa, a religious mullah and military leader. | Stub | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-12-16 | Burco-Duuray offensive (Military engagement during the Somaliland War of Independence) | The Burco-Duuray offensive (Somali: Gudogalkii Burco Duuray}) was a confrontation during the Somaliland War of Independence, fought on 17 October 1984 between the Somali National Movement and the Somali National Army near Burco-duuray in the Jarar Zone of Ethiopia. | C | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-12-20 | Battle of Burao (Battle between the Somalian regime and the Somali National Movement) | The Battle of Burao took place on 27 May 1988 during the Somaliland War of Independence, when forces of the Somali National Movement (SNM) launched a surprise attack on the city of Burao, a strategic location in northern Somalia. | C | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-12-19 | Battle of Cadaadley | The Battle of Cadaadley occurred on 29 May 1988 during the Somali Civil War, marking a significant offensive by the Somali National Movement (SNM) against the Somali National Army (SNA). This engagement was part of a broader campaign launched by the SNM across multiple fronts, including Hargeisa and Burco, to destabilize the Somali government’s control in the northern regions. | B | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-10-21 | Kassmasse (Ethiopian hip hop singer) | Fikiru Sema, known professionally as Kassmasse (Amharic: ካስማሰ), is an Ethiopian singer who is credited for his innovation of blending hip hop music to the traditional Ethiopian music. He was widely known for his first EP titled Maleda and the first album called Bahil/Weg (translated: "Culture") in 2022. | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-11-26 | Legesse Wolde (Ethiopian horticultural scientist) | Legesse Wolde-Yohannes (Amharic: ለገሠ ወልደዮሓንስ; born January 19, 1936) is an Ethiopian horticultural scientist. He cooperated with Aklilu Lemma on the discovery and research on how to use the plant endod as a means of preventing the parasitic disease bilharzia. | Start | Asiyahmuhammad (27) | |
| 2024-11-15 | Habte Wolde (Ethiopian militant commander of Fano militia) | Habte Wolde (Amharic: ሀብቴ ወልዴ) is an Ethiopian militant commander who leads the North Gondar Command. Since 2023, he is partaking in the War in Amhara fighting against the government force. | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2024-07-26 | Selayang City F.C. (Malaysian football club) | Selayang City Football Club, simply known as Selayang City, is a Malaysian football club based in Selayang, Selangor. It plays in the third tier of Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A2 Amateur League. | Start | FM Malaysia (6552) | |
| 2024-12-16 | Aleen ambush (2007 ambush of an Ethiopian military convoy) | The Aleen ambush was an engagement between the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) forces and Ethiopian troops on July 2, 2007, during the insurgency in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-02-02 | Bihi Egeh (Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia) | Bihi Iman Egeh (Somali: Biixi Iimaan Cige, Arabic: بيحي إيمان عغي) is a Somali politician serving as the current Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia since July 2023. Under his leadership, Somalia qualified for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative completion point on 13 December 2023. | Stub | Daljir (181) | |
| 2024-12-26 | Battle of Booda-Cadde (2016 battle) | The Battle of Booda-Cadde occurred on 18 July 2016, when forces from Puntland and Somaliland clashed in the Sanaag region of northern Somalia. The clash resulted in at least five soldiers being killed, including three Puntland soldiers and two high-ranking Somaliland officers. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-01-28 | Battle of Dhabansaar (2023 battle) | The Battle of Dhabansaar, fought on May 16, 2023, was a confrontation between Somaliland's national army and SSC-Khatumo forces in the Sool region of Somaliland. The battle was marked by intense combat and significant strategic implications for both sides. | C | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-06-18 | Abdi Awad Ali (Somali business tycoon (1943–2006)) | Haji Abdi Awad Ali (Somali: Xaaji Cabdi Cawad Cali, Arabic: عبدي عوض علي), more commonly known as Indhadeero was a Somali entrepreneur and the founder and former CEO of Indhadeero Group of Companies. He is known as the wealthiest businessperson in Burao and one of the most notorious Somali entrepreneurs. | C | Gebagebo (8048) | |
| 2025-02-05 | Ahmed Hurre Haariye (Admiral of Somaliland Coast Guard) | Brigadier General Ahmed Hurre Haariye (Somali: Axmed Hurre Haariye, Arabic: احمد هره هاريه) is a senior military officer serving since 29 June 2022 as the Commander of the Somaliland Coast Guard, a branch of the Somaliland Armed Forces responsible for maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and coastal defence operations. | Start | Gebagebo (8048) | |
| 2025-02-02 | Battle of Zeila (1410) | The Siege of Zeila in 1410 was a decisive battle where Emperor Dawit I of the Ethiopian Empire defeated the Ifat Sultanate, leading to its collapse and the death of Sultan Sa’ad ad din II. This event paved the way for the rise of the Adal Sultanate, following the return of Sabr ad din's return from Yemen following his flight. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-01-27 | Battle of Jiidali (2025) (2025 battle in Jiidali, Somaliland) | The Battle of Jiidali occurred on January 11, 2025, when Somaliland forces captured the town of Jiidali, located in the eastern Sanaag region near the city of Ceerigaabo. The operation was considered a strategic move by Somaliland to consolidate control over contested areas in the region and to counter the growing influence of SSC-Khaatumo forces. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-12-29 | Battle of Kalshaale (2010–2011 battle) | The Battle of Kalshaale was a series of clashes between Somaliland Forces and SSC militias from November 2010 to February 2011. The fighting occurred in the contested region of Kalshaale, near the town of Buuhoodle, as part of ongoing disputes over Somaliland's claim to the area. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-12-16 | Battle of the Mountains (SNM engagement in Somaliland) | The Battle of the Mountains (Somali: *Dagaalkii Buuraha*) took place on November 25, 1984, during the Somali Civil War. The conflict was a key confrontation between the Somali National Movement (SNM) and the Somali government forces under President Siad Barre. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-01-27 | Battle of Erigavo (2024 battle in Erigavo, Somaliland) | The Battle of Erigavo was an engagement between Somaliland forces and SSC-Khaatumo militants that occurred on December 14–15, 2024, in the city of Erigavo, capital of the Sanaag region in eastern Somaliland. The battle resulted in a decisive Somaliland victory, with its administration retaining control of the strategically important city. | C | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-01-27 | 2024 Buhodle clashes (Clashes between Somaliland-affiliated SSB militia and SSC-Khatumo) | The 2024 Buhodle clashes took place between October 31 and November 1, 2024, in Buhodle district, near the town of Qorilugud, located in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. The conflict involved forces from Somaliland, primarily the affiliated SSB civil militia, and the SSC-Khaatumo movement. | GA | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-10-23 | Oromization (Process of making Oromo supremacy in Ethiopia) | Oromization is a process of making and assimilating Oromo culture, language supremacy above other ethnic groups in Ethiopia. It is type of subjective political discourse than academic concepts based on common narratives about Ethiopian statehood and Abyssinian colonialism since 19th century. | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2025-02-05 | Campaigns of Jamal ad-Din II | The Campaigns of Jamal ad-Din were a series of military expeditions led by the Sultan of Adal, Jamal ad-Din II, during the early 15th century. These campaigns were marked by a series of successful battles against the Ethiopian Empire, culminating in significant territorial gains for Adal. | GA | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2024-06-07 | Genocide in Tigray (2020–present violence against Tigrayans, Kunuma, and Irobs in Ethiopia) | The genocide in Tigray were the alleged genocidal acts committed during the Tigray war in Ethiopia, which began in November 2020 and formally ended in November 2022.[page needed] The conflict started when the regional government of Tigray sought greater autonomy, prompting a military intervention by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and its allies, including the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) and regional militias. | C | Mtomg (210) | |
| 2024-12-20 | Battle of Hargeisa (1988) (Battle between the Somalian regime and the Somali National Movement) | The Battle of Hargeisa occurred on 31 May 1988 during the Somaliland War of Independence, when the Somali National Movement launched a surprise attack on Hargeisa, a major city in Somaliland. | Start | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-02-02 | Ebbisa Adunya (Oromo musician, poet, and political activist (c. 1970–1996)) | Ebbisa Adunya (also spelled Eebbisaa Addunyaa; born circa 1970 – died August 30, 1996) was an Oromo musician, poet, and political activist from Ethiopia. | Start | HatesARage (20) | |
| 2024-06-20 | Ahmed Mahdi Gindhish (Somali poet) | Ahmed Mahdi Gindhish (1818–1905) was a Somali poet and religious figure. | Stub | MK3&97 (127) | |
| 2024-12-31 | Puntland counter-terrorism operations (2024 Military operation in Puntland) | The Puntland counter-terrorism operations (Somali: Hawlgalka Ciribtirka Argagixisada ee Puntland) Codenamed Hillaac Operation is a large-scale military offensive launched by the Puntland armed forces in November 2024 against both ISIS and Al-Shabaab militants. | C | QalasQalas (3854) | |
| 2025-02-10 | 40/60 (housing program) (Housing scheme in Ethiopia) | In Ethiopia's housing system, 40/60 or 60/40 is a housing scheme centered around condominiums that have 24 upstairs and settled in urban areas. The program is constructed by the Addis Ababa Savings and Houses Development Enterprise (AASHDE) and the Addis Ababa Housing Project Office (AAHPO), and managed by the Addis Ababa City Administration. | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2025-02-14 | State courts of Ethiopia | In Ethiopia, there are three types of state courts: the State Supreme Court, State High Court, and State First-Instance Court. The FDRE Constitution guarantees the delegation of the state courts to the federal courts (the Federal First Instance, High and Supreme Courts). | Start | AsteriodX (2786) | |
| 2025-02-09 | Trivandrum Shipyard Poovar (Trivandrum Shipyard, a deep-water shipyard project in Trivandrum, Kerala, India) | The Trivandrum Shipyard Poovar | C | Ishgs (109) | |
| 2025-02-13 | Charles LaPointe (American hair and wig designer (born 20th century)) | Charles G. LaPointe is an American hair and wig designer for the theatre and television. He has designed for numerous Broadway, touring, regional, West End, and international productions. | Start | Kwdojo (375) | |
| 2025-02-15 | Zimbabwe women's national under-17 football team | The Zimbabwe women's national under-17 football team (Young Mighty Warriors), is a youth football team, which represents Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association, the governing body for football in Zimbabwe. The team's main objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Mighty Warriors. | Start | Mcwamcwa (6051) | |
| 2025-02-15 | Wardiq (Somali clan) | The Wardiq (sometimes spelled Wardiiq, or Wardik) is a minority Somali clan of the wider Isaa family. | Stub | Magherbin (6446) | |
| 2025-02-06 | Adalite Civil War | The Adalite Civil War (1520–1526) was a seven-year-long conflict within the Adal Sultanate between the Walashma dynasty and the forces of Garad Abun Adashe. The war ultimately led to the rise of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, who later launched the Conquest of Abyssinia (Futuh Al-Habash). | B | Samyatilius (464) | |
| 2025-02-14 | Ughaz (Somali title) | Ughaz (sometimes spelled Ugass, Ugas or Ougaz) is a traditional Somali title. It is primarily used by the Issa, Dhulbahante, Ogaden and Gadabuursi clans. | Start | Magherbin (6446) | |
| 2025-02-16 | Malak (title) (Chief) | Malak (sometimes spelled Malaq) was an administrative designation in the Horn of Africa. | Start | Magherbin (6446) |
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