The Jesuit Catholic priests of the Society of Jesus in the U.S. slave state Maryland sell 272 enslaved Africans to another slave owner. For years, the Jesuits have debated the morality of owning enslaved people, but the issue is never resolved as a moral matter because in practical terms the Jesuits find they can make more money leasing their land to tenant farmers than have it worked by enslaved Africans. The sale of Africans earns the Catholic order the large amount of US$115,000 (equal to US$3,761,000 in 2023). In 2015, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States agree to pay US$100 million to the descendants of the Africans they once enslaved.

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A popular feature at the Exposition Universalle in Paris is The Egyptian House, intended to show a typical home in ancient Egypt. The structure is a fantasy by the architect of the Paris Opera House, Charles Garnier, and bears little resemblance to the much less ornate Egyptian homes of ancient times.

The first edition of The German East African Planter, is published in Dar es Salaam, German East Africa as a way for publisher Willy von Roy to attract government advertising after it was withdrawn from his newspaper the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung. The earlier newspaper advocated genocide against the Maasai, while the colonial government sought good relations with Africans. Governor Albrecht von Rechenberg will not advertise in the Planter, either. Angered, Von Roy will publish a story that Rechenberg had a homosexual affair with a servant. Von Roy will be was tried for slander and deported. Rechenberg will then approve a new publisher for the popular Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung.

South Africa’s Land Act goes into effect, prohibiting black South Africans from owning or renting property outside of rural “native reserves.” The law gives exclusive ownership of all urban areas and a vast majority of the country to the white minority.

Father’s Day 1960 finds Patrice Lumumba spending time with his family six days before he becomes the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the chaos ahead, he will be assassinated in January. This will be the last Father’s Day for the country’s independence leader.

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A military coup d’état in Algeria ousts President Ahmed Ben Bella and installs Colonel Houari Boumédiѐne (pic). A demagogue, Boumédiѐne will remain Algeria’s undisputed leader until his death in 1978.

Apartheid South Africa’s Environmental Planning Act goes into effect to reduce competition faced by white workers from black workers. The law limits the number of black South Africans permitted to work in industries.

A United Nations team led by the U.N. Under-Secretary-General finishes a 10-day tour of South Africa to assess measures underway to dismantle the apartheid system and prepare for democratic governance. The lifting of sanctions against the country will be determined by the trip's findings.

Africa’s first undersea fibre optic communications cable reaches Cape Town from Europe. In February 2002, the US$630 million (equal to US$1,061,000,000 in 2023), 28,000 km South Africa Telecommunications Cable/West African Submarine Cable/South Africa Far East (Sat-3/WASC/Safe) system will begin operation linking Asia to Europe via South Africa with a number of landings in West and Southern Africa.

Yaoundé’s Multipurpose Sports Arena opens in Cameroon’s capital. The architectually-striking arena was bult by the People’s Republic of China as part of an Africa-wide goodwill effort.

Jumia is launched in Nigeria as an e-commerce company offering customer delivery. By 2018, the company will be operating in 14 African countries and will be one of the world’s leading e-commerce websites.

Senegal’s national team defeats Poland to become the first African team to win at a World Cup. The players break out into the dance they use in pre-game warm-up. The dancing causes a sensation at the stadium in Russia, among viewers of the world’s most-watched televised event, and on social media.