NAIROBI, March 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The hijacking of a Danish tanker was confirmed here by sources of the shipping company, according to which the vessel disappeared from radars last Saturday.
The ship, named Monjasa Reformer, sailing under the Liberian flag, was boarded by the pirates, who have not yet made demands for the release of the 16 crew members, the owners of the ship, which was refueling in the area, added.
NAIROBI, March 30 (Reuters) - Fresh demonstrations organised on Thursday by opponents of Kenyan President William Ruto were marked again by violent clashes, as stone-throwing protesters battled police and a local office of Ruto's party was set ablaze.
The previous protest called for by opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday against high living costs and alleged fraud in last year's election descended into apparent tit-for-tat attacks by both sides and drew pleas from civic leaders for calm.
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will step onto the front lines of the battle for democracy in Africa on Thursday, spending time in Tanzania as it makes fragile progress toward restoring its reputation as a more inclusive government.
Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s first female president, has undone some of the country’s more oppressive policies, such as a ban on opposition rallies, even though she came to power as a member of the ruling party.
28 Mar 2023; MEMO: Mauritania, on Tuesday, denied participation in an environmental training program hosted by Israel, Anadolu News Agency reports.
On Sunday, Israeli television channel, i24News, said Mauritania was among participants in a training program hosted by Israel to help African countries deal with desertification in the Sahara region.
ACCRA, Mar 27 (NNN-GNA) – At least eight people have been killed, after a head-on collision between a mini-bus and an articulated truck in south Ghana, an official confirmed, yesterday.
Jennifer Naa Yarley Quaye, the commander of the Eastern Regional Division of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), said that, the accident took place on the Kpong-Tema Highway, in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region, on Saturday.
ACCRA, March 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will on Monday announce a $139 million aid package for Ghana for next year as she begins a week-long trip to Africa, part of Washington's drive to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence on the continent.
China has invested heavily in Africa in the last two decades, particularly in infrastructure, mining, timber and fishing, while Russian private military contractor Wagner Group is providing security assistance in several countries.
MAPUTO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people, including three children, were killed in a deadly road accident in central Mozambique on Saturday morning, the state radio channel Radio Mozambique reported on Sunday.
Another three people suffered serious injuries in the accident that occurred in the Nhamatanda district, central province of Sofala, involving a passenger minibus and a truck, according to the report, quoting Sofala's Secretary of State, Stella da Graca.
26 Mar 2023; MEMO: Ethiopian Vice-Chair of the Renaissance Dam Coordinating Council Faqrati Tamru announced on Friday that 90 per cent of the construction of the Renaissance Dam had been completed. Meanwhile, Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr Hani Sewilam indicated that the continued uncooperative unilateral measures to operate the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could harm his country and cause immeasurable damage to the social and economic stability of Egypt.
LILONGWE, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi is likely to reach 1,000 as more bodies are being recovered and many still reported missing, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs.
As of Tuesday evening, the cumulative number of recovered bodies reached 507 from 499 as reported Monday, with the number of missing persons rising from 427 to 537 and the number of the injured remaining at 1,332.
ARUSHA (Tanzania), March 21 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — INDIA is set to increase its investments in Tanzania in various sectors with a focus on technology and engineering.
Already, several reputed companies from the Asian country are operating in the country in engineering and allied projects.
This emerged in Arusha at the weekend during a business forum organised by the High Commission of India in association with the Tanzania-India Business Forum (TIBF) and local business stakeholders.
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