🇳🇬 Nigerian army hunts for kidnapped students, parents seek answers
Nigerian soldiers were on Monday hunting for armed kidnappers who seized nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state last week, a security source said, as distraught parents sought answers on when they would be reunited with their children.
The reuters' source said the army's Kaduna-based One Division was leading the operation and "will soon have the bandits in their sights".
The soldiers were backed by the local police, intelligence agency and air force, as well as the Kaduna state vigilance service, a vigilante group that knows the local terrain, the source added.
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Nigerian soldiers were on Monday hunting for armed kidnappers who seized nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state last week, a security source said, as distraught parents sought answers on when they would be reunited with their children.
The reuters' source said the army's Kaduna-based One Division was leading the operation and "will soon have the bandits in their sights".
The soldiers were backed by the local police, intelligence agency and air force, as well as the Kaduna state vigilance service, a vigilante group that knows the local terrain, the source added.
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🇺🇸🇸🇩 US Sudan envoy to meet parties involved in Sudan war
The newly appointed US Special Envoy to Sudan has begun a diplomatic tour of East Africa and the Gulf.
Tom Perriello's trip comes weeks before the first anniversary of Sudan's civil war, and shortly after the UN Security Council's call for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
His visit will take in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - which has been widely accused of funding and arming the Sudanese paramilitary RSF. It denies the charges.
The new US envoy said his trip was focused on the urgent need to end the war, and to get humanitarian access to all the Sudanese people.
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The newly appointed US Special Envoy to Sudan has begun a diplomatic tour of East Africa and the Gulf.
Tom Perriello's trip comes weeks before the first anniversary of Sudan's civil war, and shortly after the UN Security Council's call for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
His visit will take in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - which has been widely accused of funding and arming the Sudanese paramilitary RSF. It denies the charges.
The new US envoy said his trip was focused on the urgent need to end the war, and to get humanitarian access to all the Sudanese people.
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🇲🇿 Lightning kills four people in Mozambique
Four people have died and three others are wounded after being struck by lightning in Mozambique, which is now bracing for Storm Filipo.
The lightning strikes happened in the northern town of Mogincual, in Nampula province.
Meanwhile, the southern and central provinces of Gaza, Inhambane, Sofala and Zambézia have been placed on alert for severe thunderstorms are expected.
Storm Filipo has now reached the Mozambican coast and could evolve into a severe tropical storm, before dispersing back out to sea.
Increased rainfall has already been recorded and there are fears of mudslides. Boats and vessels are being warned by Mozambique's National Institute of Meteorology (Inam) to take precautions.
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Four people have died and three others are wounded after being struck by lightning in Mozambique, which is now bracing for Storm Filipo.
The lightning strikes happened in the northern town of Mogincual, in Nampula province.
Meanwhile, the southern and central provinces of Gaza, Inhambane, Sofala and Zambézia have been placed on alert for severe thunderstorms are expected.
Storm Filipo has now reached the Mozambican coast and could evolve into a severe tropical storm, before dispersing back out to sea.
Increased rainfall has already been recorded and there are fears of mudslides. Boats and vessels are being warned by Mozambique's National Institute of Meteorology (Inam) to take precautions.
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🇷🇼🇨🇩 Kagame agrees to meet Tshisekedi over eastern DR Congo crisis
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo, the Angolan government has said.
The agreement followed a meeting on Monday in Angola's capital Luanda between Kagame and Angolan President João Lourenço, the African Union's (AU) mediator, in the DR Congo crisis.
"It was decided that President Kagame would agree to meet President Tshisekedi on a date to be indicated by the mediator," Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio told.
Antonio said that both Rwanda and the DR Congo had agreed to hold the meeting, with ministerial delegations from both sides working toward the plan.
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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo, the Angolan government has said.
The agreement followed a meeting on Monday in Angola's capital Luanda between Kagame and Angolan President João Lourenço, the African Union's (AU) mediator, in the DR Congo crisis.
"It was decided that President Kagame would agree to meet President Tshisekedi on a date to be indicated by the mediator," Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio told.
Antonio said that both Rwanda and the DR Congo had agreed to hold the meeting, with ministerial delegations from both sides working toward the plan.
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🇹🇩 Chad introduces free water and electricity for households
Chad's government has announced that it would provide free water and electricity for households until the end of the year.
The monthly household consumption payable by the government is capped at 15 cubic metres (15,000 litres) of water and 300 kWh of electricity.
The government on Monday said it would also clear water and electricity bills for residents with outstanding arrears.
It also announced a cut in transport taxes that could lower transport costs, which hiked last month with a rise in fuel prices.
Chad's junta leader and interim President Mahamat Déby sanctioned the policy "to assist households", a joint statement by the presidency and finance minister said.
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Chad's government has announced that it would provide free water and electricity for households until the end of the year.
The monthly household consumption payable by the government is capped at 15 cubic metres (15,000 litres) of water and 300 kWh of electricity.
The government on Monday said it would also clear water and electricity bills for residents with outstanding arrears.
It also announced a cut in transport taxes that could lower transport costs, which hiked last month with a rise in fuel prices.
Chad's junta leader and interim President Mahamat Déby sanctioned the policy "to assist households", a joint statement by the presidency and finance minister said.
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🇰🇪🇭🇹 Kenya pauses police deployment to Haiti after PM's resignation
Kenya has decided to pause its deployment of 1,000 police officers to lead an international security mission in Haiti following Prime Minister Ariel Henry's announcement that he would tender his resignation, a senior Kenyan official said.
"Whether we deploy is contingent on the ground situation, and the critical ground situation is that there has to be an authority that can be the basis for a police deployment, that enjoys constitutional authority in Haiti," Abraham Korir Sing'Oei, the principal secretary at the foreign ministry, said.
Kenyan government said it would re-evaluate the deployment once a new Haitian government was in place.
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Kenya has decided to pause its deployment of 1,000 police officers to lead an international security mission in Haiti following Prime Minister Ariel Henry's announcement that he would tender his resignation, a senior Kenyan official said.
"Whether we deploy is contingent on the ground situation, and the critical ground situation is that there has to be an authority that can be the basis for a police deployment, that enjoys constitutional authority in Haiti," Abraham Korir Sing'Oei, the principal secretary at the foreign ministry, said.
Kenyan government said it would re-evaluate the deployment once a new Haitian government was in place.
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🇳🇬🇮🇱🇵🇸 Nigerian Shia group holds protests to urge Gaza ceasefire
A pro-Iranian Shia group has held protests across Nigeria to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday marched through the capital, Abuja, and in 10 other Nigerian states, calling for peace in Gaza.
Protesters in Abuja burned UK and American flags in front of the US embassy.
They urged US President Joe Biden to withdraw his support for Israel in the Gaza conflict.
The IMN was founded and is led by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
The group, credited for the growth of Shia Islam in Nigeria, is based in the north-western city of Zaria.
It was banned by the authorities in 2019 following violent clashes between its members and security forces, but its supporters hold protests from time to time.
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A pro-Iranian Shia group has held protests across Nigeria to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday marched through the capital, Abuja, and in 10 other Nigerian states, calling for peace in Gaza.
Protesters in Abuja burned UK and American flags in front of the US embassy.
They urged US President Joe Biden to withdraw his support for Israel in the Gaza conflict.
The IMN was founded and is led by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
The group, credited for the growth of Shia Islam in Nigeria, is based in the north-western city of Zaria.
It was banned by the authorities in 2019 following violent clashes between its members and security forces, but its supporters hold protests from time to time.
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🇸🇩 Sudan's army claims control of national broadcast building
Sudan's army said it had taken control of the state broadcast headquarters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday.
The broadcast building lies in Omdurman, a city across the River Nile from Khartoum that forms part of Sudan's wider capital and has seen heavy fighting around military bases, bridges and supply routes.
The capture of the state broadcast building would extend army's control from the north across "old Omdurman", though the RSF retains southern and western areas of the city.
Witnesses say the army, which has depended on air power and heavy artillery to try to counter the RSF's infantry advantage, has deployed drones in Omdurman to regain ground.
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Sudan's army said it had taken control of the state broadcast headquarters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday.
The broadcast building lies in Omdurman, a city across the River Nile from Khartoum that forms part of Sudan's wider capital and has seen heavy fighting around military bases, bridges and supply routes.
The capture of the state broadcast building would extend army's control from the north across "old Omdurman", though the RSF retains southern and western areas of the city.
Witnesses say the army, which has depended on air power and heavy artillery to try to counter the RSF's infantry advantage, has deployed drones in Omdurman to regain ground.
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🇪🇬🇿🇦 Three Coptic Egyptian monks killed in South Africa
Three Coptic Egyptian monks were killed in a "criminal assault" inside a Coptic monastery in South Africa, the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt said.
"Three monks were subjected to a criminal assault inside our Coptic monastery," the spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church said.
One of the three monks killed was a representative of the Coptic Diocese of South Africa.
An internal investigation has been launched, the statement added, and the Egyptian ambassador to Johannesburg, where the monastery is based, has been informed.
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Three Coptic Egyptian monks were killed in a "criminal assault" inside a Coptic monastery in South Africa, the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt said.
"Three monks were subjected to a criminal assault inside our Coptic monastery," the spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church said.
One of the three monks killed was a representative of the Coptic Diocese of South Africa.
An internal investigation has been launched, the statement added, and the Egyptian ambassador to Johannesburg, where the monastery is based, has been informed.
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🇹🇿 9 people dead and 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar's Pemba Island
Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago and 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said.
Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar's people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning.
The Mkoani District medical officer told The Associated Press that laboratory tests had confirmed all the victims had eaten sea turtle meat.
Authorities in Zanzibar sent a disaster management team led by Hamza Hassan Juma, who urged people to avoid consuming sea turtles.
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Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago and 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said.
Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar's people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning.
The Mkoani District medical officer told The Associated Press that laboratory tests had confirmed all the victims had eaten sea turtle meat.
Authorities in Zanzibar sent a disaster management team led by Hamza Hassan Juma, who urged people to avoid consuming sea turtles.
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🇱🇷 Liberia sacks port officials in corruption crackdown
Ten senior officials have been dismissed by Liberia's National Port Authority (NPA) after being accused of corruption.
Sekou Hussein Dukuly, managing director of NPA, said the individuals were involved in “financial improprieties”.
He said the individuals were found liable "after an internal investigation”.
Dukuly said the case has been sent to the police for prosecution.
But some of the accused individuals are planning to take legal action against the NPA.
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Ten senior officials have been dismissed by Liberia's National Port Authority (NPA) after being accused of corruption.
Sekou Hussein Dukuly, managing director of NPA, said the individuals were involved in “financial improprieties”.
He said the individuals were found liable "after an internal investigation”.
Dukuly said the case has been sent to the police for prosecution.
But some of the accused individuals are planning to take legal action against the NPA.
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🇲🇦🇵🇸 Morocco secures land route to deliver aid to Gaza
A shipment of humanitarian aid from Morocco for Palestinians in Gaza began entering the besieged enclave via a land route on Tuesday, the first time the Kerem Shalom border crossing from Israel has been used for aid in five months of warfare, a Moroccan diplomatic source of Reuters said.
The 40 tonnes of aid was being delivered by truck into northern Gaza along a route that the Rabat government has been able to secure as it had established diplomatic relations with Israel, the source said.
The aid was shipped by air to Israel, before it was loaded at the crossing onto trucks operated by the Palestinian Red Crescent, which will ensure it reaches the needy in northern Gaza, the source told Reuters.
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A shipment of humanitarian aid from Morocco for Palestinians in Gaza began entering the besieged enclave via a land route on Tuesday, the first time the Kerem Shalom border crossing from Israel has been used for aid in five months of warfare, a Moroccan diplomatic source of Reuters said.
The 40 tonnes of aid was being delivered by truck into northern Gaza along a route that the Rabat government has been able to secure as it had established diplomatic relations with Israel, the source said.
The aid was shipped by air to Israel, before it was loaded at the crossing onto trucks operated by the Palestinian Red Crescent, which will ensure it reaches the needy in northern Gaza, the source told Reuters.
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🇸🇴 Twenty armed people board cargo ship off Somalia, security firm says
Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday.
The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by Somali pirates in recent months although the maritime security firm, Ambrey, did not specify that it was Somali pirates who boarded the ship.
Ambrey said the ship was a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier - a type of merchant ship used to transport large amounts of cargo - that was heading from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.
The incident happened about 600 nautical miles east of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, it said.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency also flagged the boarding incident, putting the number of the armed people who had boarded the vessel at 22.
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Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday.
The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by Somali pirates in recent months although the maritime security firm, Ambrey, did not specify that it was Somali pirates who boarded the ship.
Ambrey said the ship was a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier - a type of merchant ship used to transport large amounts of cargo - that was heading from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates.
The incident happened about 600 nautical miles east of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, it said.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency also flagged the boarding incident, putting the number of the armed people who had boarded the vessel at 22.
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🇦🇴🇨🇳 Angola president to visit China on March 14-17, Chinese foreign ministry says
Angola's President Joao Lourenco will visit China from March 14 to 17, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The ministry in a regular news conference said China's President Xi will hold talks with Lourenco and there will be a signing ceremony of cooperation documents.
Lourenco will also visit Shandong province during his visit.
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Angola's President Joao Lourenco will visit China from March 14 to 17, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The ministry in a regular news conference said China's President Xi will hold talks with Lourenco and there will be a signing ceremony of cooperation documents.
Lourenco will also visit Shandong province during his visit.
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🇿🇦 South Africa's electoral body fires official over leak
South Africa's electoral body has fired an official it accuses of leaking the electoral candidate lists of two major political parties.
Investigations found that the employee downloaded the candidate lists of several political parties, Sy Mamabolo, the Chief Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), told.
Last Friday, the candidate lists of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and ex-President Jacob Zuma's newly-formed party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) were leaked on social media, merely hours after the parties submitted them to the IEC.
The leak angered the MK party, which has threatened to take legal action against the electoral body.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he was satisfied with IEC's explanation on the leak and has "confidence in the IEC's ability to deal with all matters that have to do with elections".
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South Africa's electoral body has fired an official it accuses of leaking the electoral candidate lists of two major political parties.
Investigations found that the employee downloaded the candidate lists of several political parties, Sy Mamabolo, the Chief Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), told.
Last Friday, the candidate lists of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and ex-President Jacob Zuma's newly-formed party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) were leaked on social media, merely hours after the parties submitted them to the IEC.
The leak angered the MK party, which has threatened to take legal action against the electoral body.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he was satisfied with IEC's explanation on the leak and has "confidence in the IEC's ability to deal with all matters that have to do with elections".
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🇳🇬 At least 61 kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria, residents say
unmen in Nigeria kidnapped 61 people from a village in northern Kaduna state, days after nearly 300 students went missing in an attack by an armed gang, residents said on Tuesday.
Armed groups, known locally as bandits, have wreaked havoc for years in northern Nigeria where they target villagers, motorists on highways and students from schools for ransom.
Gunmen attacked Buda community around midnight on Monday, firing sporadically, a tactic used to scare, residents said.
Buda is 160 km from Kuriga town, where schoolchildren were seized last week.
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unmen in Nigeria kidnapped 61 people from a village in northern Kaduna state, days after nearly 300 students went missing in an attack by an armed gang, residents said on Tuesday.
Armed groups, known locally as bandits, have wreaked havoc for years in northern Nigeria where they target villagers, motorists on highways and students from schools for ransom.
Gunmen attacked Buda community around midnight on Monday, firing sporadically, a tactic used to scare, residents said.
Buda is 160 km from Kuriga town, where schoolchildren were seized last week.
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🇬🇧🇷🇼 UK to pay asylum seekers £3,000 to move to Rwanda
Migrants whose asylum claims are rejected by the United Kingdom will be given £3,000 ($3,800) to move to Rwanda.
The UK has already has a plan in place which pays failed asylum seekers to return to their home countries.
But the new measure targets those who cannot return to their countries of origin, local press reported Tuesday.
The cash in exchange for moving to Rwanda is just another scheme in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to stop irregular migration.
It does not replace the plan to deport illegal arrivals to Rwanda, which has been blocked by courts over concerns about the east African country's safety.
To side step the court's concerns, the government introduced a bill which seeks to label Rwanda a safe country.
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Migrants whose asylum claims are rejected by the United Kingdom will be given £3,000 ($3,800) to move to Rwanda.
The UK has already has a plan in place which pays failed asylum seekers to return to their home countries.
But the new measure targets those who cannot return to their countries of origin, local press reported Tuesday.
The cash in exchange for moving to Rwanda is just another scheme in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to stop irregular migration.
It does not replace the plan to deport illegal arrivals to Rwanda, which has been blocked by courts over concerns about the east African country's safety.
To side step the court's concerns, the government introduced a bill which seeks to label Rwanda a safe country.
#UK #Rwanda
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🇺🇸🇿🇦 US Treasury's No. 2 urges South Africa to boost fight against corruption
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Wednesday urged South Africa to step up its battle against corruption, saying that work could help boost job creation in a country facing an unemployment rate of 43% among those under 35.
Adeyemo highlighted the need for increased anti-corruption efforts, continued work to accelerate South Africa's just transition to renewable energy, and steps to foster growth in its diverse service sector in a speech prepared for the American Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg.
"Investments alone cannot unlock the potential of your economy," Adeyemo said on the third day of his visit.
"My conversations with South Africans from a diversity of backgrounds makes clear that progress on reliable energy and addressing all the other challenges this great country faces is inhibited by corruption."
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U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Wednesday urged South Africa to step up its battle against corruption, saying that work could help boost job creation in a country facing an unemployment rate of 43% among those under 35.
Adeyemo highlighted the need for increased anti-corruption efforts, continued work to accelerate South Africa's just transition to renewable energy, and steps to foster growth in its diverse service sector in a speech prepared for the American Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg.
"Investments alone cannot unlock the potential of your economy," Adeyemo said on the third day of his visit.
"My conversations with South Africans from a diversity of backgrounds makes clear that progress on reliable energy and addressing all the other challenges this great country faces is inhibited by corruption."
#USA #SouthAfrica
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🇸🇴 Twenty armed people board cargo ship off Somalia, security firm says Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday. The vessel is the latest to be targeted…
🇬🇧🇸🇴 British military reports pirate attack off Somalia
Several people boarded and took control of a ship during a suspected pirate attack in the Indian Ocean, nearly 1,100 km east of Somalia's coastal capital, Mogadishu, the British army reported on Tuesday.
The ship was boarded by several people on board two boats, "one large and the other small" , said a statement from the British army's maritime trade operation. “Unauthorized persons now have control of the vessel ,” the statement said.
British maritime security company Ambrey said 20 armed attackers took control of the ship as it traveled from Mozambique 's capital Maputo to Hamriya in the United Arab Emirates.
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Several people boarded and took control of a ship during a suspected pirate attack in the Indian Ocean, nearly 1,100 km east of Somalia's coastal capital, Mogadishu, the British army reported on Tuesday.
The ship was boarded by several people on board two boats, "one large and the other small" , said a statement from the British army's maritime trade operation. “Unauthorized persons now have control of the vessel ,” the statement said.
British maritime security company Ambrey said 20 armed attackers took control of the ship as it traveled from Mozambique 's capital Maputo to Hamriya in the United Arab Emirates.
#UK #Somalia
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🇲🇿 Lightning kills four people in Mozambique Four people have died and three others are wounded after being struck by lightning in Mozambique, which is now bracing for Storm Filipo. The lightning strikes happened in the northern town of Mogincual, in Nampula…
🇲🇿 At least 4 dead following storm Filipo in Mozambique
Four people have died and one person has been injured as Storm Filipo hit southern Mozambique's Inhambane province, according to the state-owned broadcaster.
Roofs have been ripped off schools and residential homes.
In the tourist areas of Tofo and Barra, the waves have destroyed several boats.
In some areas the roads are inaccessible.
Local authorities say the storm has disrupted electricity supply and communication lines.
Storm Filipo continues to batter the province, with intermittent rain and gusty winds.
Its effects are already being felt in the capital Maputo and the area around it.
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Four people have died and one person has been injured as Storm Filipo hit southern Mozambique's Inhambane province, according to the state-owned broadcaster.
Roofs have been ripped off schools and residential homes.
In the tourist areas of Tofo and Barra, the waves have destroyed several boats.
In some areas the roads are inaccessible.
Local authorities say the storm has disrupted electricity supply and communication lines.
Storm Filipo continues to batter the province, with intermittent rain and gusty winds.
Its effects are already being felt in the capital Maputo and the area around it.
#Mozambique
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