Allafrica.com reported One more person was shot dead yesterday as bandits raided Kiserian area in Baringo. This came just a day after bandits killed three police officers and a villager in Pokot East. Speaking to the press, Baringo County Commissioner Benard Leparamarai said GSU personnel were deployed in the area. He however noted that the terrain in the area is difficult making it hard for police to effectively deal with the bandits. Read Article
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As reported by traveldailynews.com, “The City of Cape Town has officially launched a digital safety campaign aimed at visitors to the Mother City. Using an in-car audio travel guide made by local travel tech company Tourism Radio, as well as various mobile travel apps, the City will provide tourists with important travel information as they […]
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According to allafrica.com, “An outbreak of measles has been reported in five communities of Kaduna-South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that several persons in Barnawa, Kakuri, Tudun Wada, Kinkinau and some few areas within Kaduna metropolis have been affected by the disease.” Read Article
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Nigeria reports new outbreak of Lassa fever The Permanent Secretary in the state ministry of health, Hyacinth Oteh announced Monday that a new outbreak of the deadly Lassa fever has been confirmed eastern Nigeria’s Ebonyi State, according to a Global Times report Tuesday. Sec. Oteh says that two victims have died and at least four […]
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The Malian crisis has for two years rocked the country’s vital tourist industry. With the recent military intervention against Islamists in the north, many traders hope the conflict can conclude once and for all, and business can return to normal.
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The police are investigating the a break-in at a Mombasa hotel room where two tourists were robbed off their belongings. Coast tourist police boss Wycliffe Sicharani yesterday said burglars broke into the room when its occupants, Paul Thomason and his wife Debbie, had gone out for a two-hour walk. Read Article
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JUBA: An outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 88 people in South Sudan after a surge in the virus hit refugee camps near the Sudanese border, an aid agency said on Saturday. More than 175,000 people have sought refuge in the new country of South Sudan after fleeing fighting in Sudan’s restive border states of […]
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According to nursingworldnigeria.com, “Lassa fever has claimed the lives of two persons in Plateau, while two others are on admission, Dr. Fom Dakwak, the Commissioner for Health, has confirmed. Dakwak told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos that the first victim, a woman, died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, while […]
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According to english.ruvr.ru, “A Russian tourist has been killed while diving near the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. It is known that the victim was female and a resident of the Moscow Region born in 1981.” Read Article
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According to zambiareports.com, “The National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC) has urged tourists to seek tour guides when visiting sites in Zambia. This follows the death of an 18 year old Danish tourist who plunged 67 meters deep when trying to take a picture of a falls in Serenje district.” Read Article
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