Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 100
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed almost 100 people and left 50 injured, police said on Wednesday.
Category: Africa
Senegal sets out ambitious development agenda
The 25-year project seeks to move the West African nation away from foreign dependence and debt in favour of local resources and human capital.
Rwanda detention abuses make jail ‘place of fear’: rights group
Under President Paul Kagame’s three-decade rule, political dissent and free speech have been crushed, with international campaigners long decrying the shrinking civil rights space in the small east African country.
Chad Tightens Media Controls Ahead of Ballot
Chad’s online news sites voiced concern Monday over measures announced by authorities to tighten media controls just over two months…
What You Didn’t Know About Mwalimu Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere, also known as Mwalimu (Swahili for “teacher”), was the first President of Tanzania, serving from the country’s founding in 1964 until his retirement in 1985.
Seven people shot dead in a home in S.Africa
Five family members, including a three-year-old boy, were killed at Mokokotlong, over 40 kilometres (24 miles) southwest of Johannesburg in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. A neighbour and a family friend were also killed.
24 Killed in South Sudan Attacks
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) voiced alarm at the “inter-connected incidents” which it said resulted in the deaths of 24 people, including 19 civilians.
LHRC condemns TCRA for filing a lawsuit against Jambo TV
This is due to the broadcast of content by Jambo TV which the Authority claims contained serious allegations of data infringement without giving the said company a right of reply.
Egyptian Embassy In Tanzania Celebrated Its 51st Anniversary Of October War Victory
Tanzania’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and National Service, Dr. Faraji Mnyepe, attended a commemoration in Dar es Salaam, attended by Egyptian Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr. Sherif Ismail, and senior military officials.
Liberian refugees return to limbo decades after conflict
Like thousands of Liberians, 50-year-old Wolo spent decades establishing a new life in a Ghanaian refugee camp, but has now returned to her homeland in a wave of repatriations by the Liberian government.
