First Independent Mena Newspaper
A Moroccan member of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and his local translator died in a road accident near Goma. Four other Moroccan peacekeepers were injured in the accident and have been transferred to a UN hospital in Goma, MONUSCO said. The accident occurred when a MONUSCO vehicle […]
As many as 36 reporters covering the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire have been injured after their bus coming from the city of Yamoussoukro had an accident Wednesday January 24 as they entered capital Abidjan. The accident reportedly occurred at 2 am GMT at the Carena Boulevard, in Plateau commune, […]
Malek Ezzahi, Tunisia’s Minister of Social Welfare survived Monday January 1 a road accident which also involved his family, state-run radio broadcaster reported. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon. Ezzahi and his daughter reportedly sustained many injuries in the accident deemed serious. The broadcaster did not provide further details. Ezzahi was appointed in […]
Côte d’Ivoire has set up for the first time a Court to sue people involved in road accidents as authorities strive to cut down on road accidents. The court, referred to as “Tribunal de simple police” was established on Friday July 7 within Abidjan-Plateau Court of first instance. The Tribunal for its inauguration addressed two […]
At least nine people were killed in a road accident Monday in Guinea’s fourth largest city of Kindia, after two cars collided, local media “Guinee News reports”. An SUV coming from Mamou, a city from sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area, collided with a mini-bus coming from capital Conakry, as it tried […]
A road accident killed Monday 22 people in the northern province of Louga in another tragedy, the second this month after the accident that killed at least 40 people more than a week ago. A goods truck and a passenger bus collided at the entrance to Ngeun Sarr, a town in the Louga province. President […]