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South Africa: Death toll of tanker explosion climbs to to 15

South Africa’s authorities Sunday said the death toll of a tanker explosion near Johannesburg climbed to 15. A truck containing 60,000 liters of LPG gas got Saturday stuck under a bridge in the residential area of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion. […]

Morocco: Clampdown on drug trafficking leads to arrest of several people

Policemen on Thursday Arrested in the city of Tangier three people, including two international transport truck drivers, for their alleged links to an international drug-trafficking network. National security services at the port of Tanger-Med had arrested, Wednesday evening, an international transport truck driver who tried to smuggle 5,400 psychotropic pills into Morocco, National Police said […]

Nigeria prepares to kick off works to build West Africa gas pipeline

Nigeria’s federal government prepares to launch works to build a pipeline that will channel gas to Morocco through a combined offshore and onshore track. The announcement was made by senior official at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Yusuf Usman, during an interview with local NewsDirect newspaper. Feasibility studies have been completed and Nigeria is […]