November 1, 2022

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 1 (NNN-GNA) — Another fire has broken out on Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa. The fire started on Sunday on the north-eastern flank of the mountain, Charles Ngendo, a spokesperson for the Tanzanian National Park Authority, reported on Monday. The cause of the fire remains unknown. A week ago, a fire had broken out on the mountain at an altitude of around 3,900 metres. According to the authorities, the first fire has yet to be extinguished. “The biggest problem is the strong winds blowing from different directions, making it impossible to

Greek authorities have launched a major search and rescue operation for dozens of migrants missing after a boat they were traveling on from Turkey overturned and sank in rough weather overnight between the islands of Evia and Andros. The coast guard said Tuesday that nine people, all men, had been found on an uninhabited rocky islet in the Kafirea Straits between the two islands, which lie east of the Greek capital. The survivors, who were picked up by a coast guard patrol boat, told authorities there had been a total of about 68 people on board the sailing boat when

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday said its troops had made a strategic withdrawal from the eastern military base of Rumangabo, ceding ground in the battle against the M23 rebel group. U.N. troops have been supporting Congolese forces in the fight against the M23, which launched a new offensive in October and seized the town of Kiwanja last Saturday, breaking months of relative calm. “We have made a strategic and tactical withdrawal from Rumangabo, in consultation with our partners, to better prepare the next steps together,” the U.N. mission, known as MONUSCO, said in