A senior European Union official has urged Myanmar to allow full aid access to the north of Rakhine state, where thousands have fled their homes after a months-long army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. The area along the country’s northwestern border has been under lockdown since October, when the military launched a campaign to hunt down … Read more
A bus has swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India, killing at least 44 people, an official said on Wednesday. The bus with 56 passengers on board plunged into a river in northern Himachal Pradesh state, around 115 kilometres (70 miles) from the capital … Read more
A bus has swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India, killing at least 44 people, an official said Wednesday. The bus with 56 passengers on board plunged into a river in northern Himachal Pradesh state around 115 kilometres (70 miles) from the capital Shimla. … Read more
Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement came hours after the pirates and naval forces exchanged gunfire over a boat believed to be carrying supplies to the hijackers. The tanker, which was en route from Djibouti to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, was seized on Monday … Read more
An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in the region in five years. The ship sent a distress signal on Monday evening, saying it was being approached by high-speed boats. The gunmen have told a local official they are fishermen whose equipment … Read more
A total of 1,423 industries have been set up in Tanzania within one year of President John Magufuli in office, it has been revealed. Principal Trade Officer in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Wilfred Kahwa, made the revelation here yesterday, noting that the industries were developed between October 2015 and October 2016. … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) vice presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has rubbished claims that he benefitted financially from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in furthering his education. He described such assertions by the General Secretary of the ruling party as “propaganda and lies”. “Bawumia’s father joined virtually every political party that existed after independence, … Read more
General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has disclosed that the Running mate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia could possibly not have been very successful in life as he is now, if it were not for the support he got from the NDC party. According … Read more
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria. Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba, a city of more than 70,000 people where most casualties … Read more
The earthquake struck in the north-west of the country A magnitude-5.7 earthquake has killed at least 11 people and injured 192 more in northern Tanzania, authorities say. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria. Images posted in social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba, a city … Read more