Great White Tribe

#Nigeria President-elect Olusegun Obansanjo flanked by former military rulers Ibrahim Babangida(1985-1993) and Yakubu Gowon(1966-1975) 2 March 1999

2 March 1956: France recognized the independence of the Kingdom of #Morocco

"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land, and the missionaries had the bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the bible”: Jomo Kenyatta

Operation PANTHERE 3: soldiers of 2 REP Foreign Legion on search and destroy mission in Ifoghas Massif in eastern #Mali during SERVAL on 1 March 2013

Irish @UN ONUC troops guarding the Banque du #Congo in Kolwezi in Katanga province on 1 March 1963

1 March 1976-"We cannot limit ourselves to our own independence": From Brazzaville #Congo Republic, #Angola President Agostinho Neto suggests a wider conflict for southern Africa #AngolanCivilWar

Fidel Castro visiting Luanda #Angola in March 1977 #AngolanCivilWar

24/25 February 1979- "The whole town is on fire": Tanzanian troops captured Mbarara and Masaka, 130 km southwest of Kampala #Uganda #UgandaTanzaniaWar

"This is the day we've all been waiting for comrades. Action, comrades, action!": ZANLA guerrillas ford a river, stacked their weapons before going to a voting station to cast ballot on last day of three-day election in #Rhodesia 29 February 1980

28 February 1962: Two OAS car bombs exploded in Moslem quarter of western coastal city of Oran #Algeria, killing 30 and injuring 32 #AlgerianWar

1 March 1998: Jonas Savimbi was a no -show for meeting with #Angola President Eduardo dos Santos to culminate peace process in #AngolanCivilWar

1 March 1988- HOOPER'S last throw: Witness to second attack on Tumpo Triangle, 61 Mech OC Commandant Mike Muller #Angola #SouthAfricanBorderWar

At a midnight ceremony on 1 March 1994, the #SouthAfrica flag is lowered for last time at Walvis Bay as the coastal enclave and 12 island