1916, 3 March
Britain and France agree on terms for the administration of the Cameroons.
1954, 3 March
Colonial government in Kenya begins negotiations with Mau Mau leaders.
1966, 3 March
Guinean President Ahmed Sékou Touré offers asylum to Kwame Nkrumah, following Nkrumah's ousting as premier of Ghana on 24 February 1966. Nkrumah becomes co-president of Guinea. There is some debate whether this was purely an honorary title - Touré threatened to restore Nkrumah as president of Ghana by force.
1995, 3 March
US Marines kill several gunmen in Mogadishu whilst supporting the pullout of UN peacekeepers from Somalia.
