1941, 26 April - World War II: East Africa
The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, roughly half-way between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, is captured by General Alan Cunningham's South African divisions.
1941, 26 April - World War II: North Africa
Following the fall of the Halfaya Pass, three columns of Rommel's Deutsches Afrika Korps have crossed the border from Libya to Egypt.
1943, 26 April - World War II: North Africa
Access to the Tunisian plain is open to the Allies following the capture of Longstop Hill.
1961, 26 April
French Army rebels once again try to take power in Algeria.
