As reported by ukzambians.co, “A Danish national yesterday drowned at Kundalila Falls in Serenje as she was trying to take pictures. ” Read Article
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As reported by the-star.co.ke, “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 […]
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As reported by dailymail.co.uk, “A British woman was repeatedly raped at gunpoint during a savage 14-hour ordeal after she and her boyfriend were kidnapped at a South African beauty spot. Now she faces a nightmare wait to see if she has been infected with HIV in a country where Aids is rife.” Read Article
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As reported by beforeitsnews.com, “Felleng formed as a tropical storm over the southern Indian Ocean on January 26, 2013, and strengthened into a cyclone on January 29, 2013.” Read Article
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Tunisia has deployed Special Forces near oil and gas sites in the far south, close to the Algerian border, in the wake of the In Amenas hostage-taking attack, security sources said on Tuesday. The deployment, which began over the weekend, will reinforce military units already stationed in the desert “in order to protect oil and […]
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As reported by accuweather.com, “Tropical Cyclone Felleng, the strongest Indian Ocean cyclone since early December, is gathering strength east of northern Madagascar. The powerful storm was forecast to be of significant indirect impact to both Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands this week.” Read Article
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As reported by The Japan Times, ” An Egyptian driver was killed and a Japanese man was seriously injured Sunday after their car overturned on a road linking the cities of Aswan and Abu Simbel in southern Egypt, according to local police.” Read Article
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Britons have been warned to leave a breakaway region of Somalia after a “specific threat” has been made to westerners, the Foreign Office has said. UK nationals have been advised for some time to stay away from Somaliland because of the high threat of criminal and terrorist kidnappings. Read Article
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xinhuanet.com reported that….Frederick Mlekwa, the doctor in charge at Shinyanga Hospital, named the British citizen as Christine Hemchie, 29, and the two Tanzanian victims as Charles Mahugija, 60, and Willy Masanja, 55, both being residents of Samuye village. He said Hemchie died in the accident, which occurred when she was riding horse with her fiance, […]
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News24.com reported that floodwaters that have inundated southern Mozambique on Saturday reached the tourist hub of Xai-Xai, forcing the closure of a major north-south road, a United Nations official said. Read Article
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