Toll in Tanzania Building Collapse Rises to 16, Survivors Trapped
Rescuers worked to reach people still trapped in a collapsed building in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday, with the death toll rising to 16.
Category: Africa
Takriban Watu Sita Wamefariki Katika Ajali ya Boti Nchini Angola
Kulingana na ripoti za polisi, meli hiyo iliyokuwa imebeba zaidi ya watu 30 ilikuwa sehemu ya msafara wa baharini wa Kikatoliki katika taifa hilo la kusini mwa Afrika wakati ilipozama kwenye Kisiwa cha Luanda siku ya Jumamosi.
At Least Six Killed in Angola Boat Accident
The ship carrying more than 30 people was part of a Catholic maritime procession in the southern African nation when it sank off the Island of Luanda on Saturday, police said.
Gabon Early Results Show Voters Back New Constitution
The new constitution sets out a vision of a presidency with a maximum of two seven-year terms, no prime minister, and no dynastic transfer of power.
Afrika CDC Yaidhinisha Mbinu ya Kwanza ya Kimtaani ya Kupima Virusi Vya Mpox
Shirika la afya la Umoja wa Afrika limesema Alhamisi kuwa limeidhinisha jaribio la mpox kutoka Morocco, likiisifu kama “hatua kubwa” kusaidia kupambana na mlipuko huo barani humo.
Africa CDC Endorses First Locally Made Mpox Test
The African Union’s health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a “major milestone” to help combat the outbreak on the continent
Niger Junta Bans French Humanitarian NGO Acted
Since taking power in a coup in July 2023, the Sahel nation’s military rulers have turned their backs on Paris, instead forging ties with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali — as well as Russia.
Somaliland Votes Amid Horn of Africa Tensions
The territory on the northwest point of Somalia unilaterally declared independence in 1991 and has been far more stable and peaceful than the rest of the country since then.
UN Shares Stark Accounts of Sudanese Women Fleeing Violence
The war has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people since it broke out in April 2023 and displaced more than 11 million more, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Mauritius opposition leader claims sweeping vote win
Ramgoolam, a two-time former prime minister, told crowds of jubilant supporters in his constituency that his Alliance of Change had made a clean sweep of parliamentary seats on the island of Mauritius in Sunday’s vote.
