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Tropical Cyclone Gombe Death Toll Rises To 53 In Mozambique
The National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC) has announced the death of at least 53 persons after tropical Cyclone Gombe hit Mozambique last week. The institute announced another 80 people were injured and 400,000 affected since the cyclone swept into northern and central areas of the country, flooding towns and destroying houses. Additional data also…
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6,205 People Died By Road Crashes In 2021
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics have disclosed that no fewer than 6,205 persons died in road accidents in 2021. In its Road Transport Data reports, NBS said that on a quarterly basis, road accidents killed a total of 1,668 people in Q1 2021; 1,453 persons in Q2; 1,432 persons in Q3; and 1,652…
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North-East Loses $6.9 billion To Insecurity
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has placed the total losses suffered by the North East as a result of terrorism at about $6.9 billion. Zulum said the losses so far included over 5000 destroyed classrooms, 900,000 homes burnt beyond repairs, 713 damaged energy distribution sources, as well as 1600 destroyed public water sources, among…
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Cyclone Batsirai: 48,000 People In Need Of New Homes In Madagascar
An intense tropical storm tagged Cyclone Batsirai has struck several villagers in Madagascar, sweeping away the homes of over 48,000 people with a death toll of at least 10 people, the country’s office of disaster and risk management reports. Among the regions heavily affected by the storm is the small town of Ambalavao, about 460km (286…
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High-Voltage Cable Kills Dozens In DRC
Local authorities have reported the death of at least 26 people on Wednesday after an overhead high-voltage cable fell into a drainage ditch at a market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa. Charles Mbutamuntu, the spokesman for the Kinshasa provincial government revealed that the cable snapped and the live end of it…
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Deadly Tropical Storm Hit Major Countries In Southern Africa
Over 70 people have reportedly died following torrents of rain that hit three southern African countries after making landfall on Monday. Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi were all affected. According to varying reports, Tropical Storm Ana first made landfall Monday in Madagascar before ploughing into Mozambique and Malawi, causing buildings to collapse due to landslides. Madagascar…
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Nigeria Drops In Corruption Ranking
Latest report by Transparency International has shown that Nigeria has dropped one place in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranking. The country scored 24 out of 100 points in the 2021 index, which was revealed on TI’s official Twitter handle, @TranperencITng. It is Nigeria’s second consecutive year of a downward spiral on the TI’s…
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Jail Rape Convicts Sentenced To 15 Years Imprisonment In DRC
According to a report published in September 2020, fifty-six women were repeatedly raped during a three-day mutiny at Kasapa jail, Lubumbashi, a province in the Democratic Republic Of Congo. Three of the women were infected with HIV (which causes AIDS) and 16 became pregnant after the assault, according to lawyers for the victims. A court…
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Over 3,000 Died By Road Crashes In Six Months
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that a total of 3,121 persons were killed in road accidents in the first six months of 2021. The NBS in its Road Transport Data report released said that a total of 6,486 road crashes occurred within the review period, consisting of 3,301 and 3,185 cases recorded in…
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Humanitarian Group Rescue 450 Refugees From The Mediterranean
A humanitarian organization known as Sea-Watch has said its sip on the Mediterranean sea has rescued no less than 450 migrants in five operations over the Christmas period. The Sea-Watch 3, owned by a German charity, initially rescued nearly 100 migrants from sinking boats in the Mediterranean overnight on Thursday with reports of severe “fuel burns”…