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Algeria to reform industry sector for economic recovery: president

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Saturday that Algeria will launch new reforms to boost the industry sector for economic recovery. “It is time to establish an industry sector based on coherent and strong foundations, which serves the national interests, and will become one of the pillars of comprehensive and sustained national development,” Tebboune said at the opening ceremony of the National Conference on Industry Recovery in the capital Algiers. Under the theme Taking up the Challenge …

One killed, 19 injured after bus catches fire in southern Tanzania

One was killed and 19 were injured when their bus knocked a lorry and caught fire on Friday night in Tanzania’s southern highlands region of Songwe, police said on Saturday. Janet Magomi, the Songwe regional police commander, said the accident occurred on Friday at 10 p.m. local time when the bus caught fire after it knocked the lorry in Mbozi district near the border with Zambia. “The deceased passenger and the 19 injured passengers are citizens of …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Ghana for two-day visit

FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Felix Dlangamandla / Beeld / Gallo Images via Getty Images) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Accra on Saturday to begin a two day tour of Ghana where he is being hosted by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The visit …

Experts back vaccination as best chance to protect others as COVID numbers grow

Health officials in South Africa have been deployed across the country to encourage communities to be vaccinated amid rising COVID-19 infections. This is part of government’s Vooma vaccination campaign. The drive will see more pop-up vaccine sites with officials urging the public to get immunised before the festive season. Many hospitals overwhelmed by COVID admissions have reported that most patients did not get jabbed. Despite these revelations, many people are still hesitant to get vaccinated, which is why the Vooma …

At least 20 dead after bus plunges into river in eastern Kenya

At least 20 people are feared dead after a bus they were travelling in plunged into a river in eastern Kenya on December 4. The bus was transporting church members to a wedding ceremony before it plunged into River Enziu, which is flooded following days of heavy rainfall. Amateur video shared on social media shows the driver trying to maneuver the bus through a flooded bridge, before the vehicle lost balance and slipped into the river. …

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