Indian Ocean nations test tsunami alerts Oct 14, 2009
Countries participating include Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and East Timor. (Additional reporting by Olivia Rondonuwu and Dicky Kristanto in Jakarta; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by Sara Webb). (AlertNet)
Uganda green-lights hunting Oct 14, 2009
Tanzania is the only other East African country where big game hunting is legal. "There is now enough wildlife in some areas to support carefully managed hunting," Nsubuga explained. (iAfrica.com)
African safari presentation at next Rotary meeting Oct 9, 2009
Andrew Doherty and Eliza Hatch of Thomson Safari Tours will transport those who attend electronically on a colorful visual safari tour of Tanzania in Africa at the next meeting of the Rotary Club of Wellesley on Tuesday, Oct 13, at the Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington St. (Route 16), in Wellesley Hills ... Doherty is a Tanzania safari consultant at Thomson Safaris, which is based in Watertown ... Being an avid outdoorsman and a serious fly-fisherman, Doherty s insatiable interest in... (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Tanzania, 9 nights, from $2,099 Oct 9, 2009
U.S. citizens will need a valid passport and a visa for travel to Tanzania; see the U.S. Department's for more info ... More: You can book extensions to the Tanzania trip, such as a daylong Mount Kilimanjaro hike for $395 per person and a three-night excursion to Zanzibar from $299 per person, including all taxes. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Notorious fugitive in Rwanda genocide captured Oct 8, 2009
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, in Arusha, Tanzania, said Nizeyimana was transferred Tuesday to a U.N. detention center in Arusha, where he will stand trial. Forty-seven of the genocide's ringleaders, "the big fish," as they are called in Tanzania, have been prosecuted at the tribunal, with all but a handful found guilty. (San Francisco Chronicle)
AP: Key Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested in Uganda Oct 7, 2009
Nizeyimana will be flown to Arusha, Tanzania, where the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sits. More than half a million members of the Tutsi ethnic minority and moderates from the Hutu majority were slaughtered during the 100-day Rwandan genocide in 1994. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Key Rwandan genocide suspect arrested Oct 7, 2009
Nizeyimana, 46, has been flown to Arusha, Tanzania, for trial at the U.N.-established International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ... A former mayor, Gregoire Ndahimana, appeared at the tribunal in Tanzania last week after being captured in Congo in August. (MSNBC -- International)
Rwanda queen-killing suspect held Oct 7, 2009
He has been extradited to Tanzania for trial at a UN-backed tribunal, accused of organising the killing of thousands - including the former Tutsi queen ... The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, based in Arusha, Tanzania, said he would appear before the judges in the coming days. (BBC News -- Africa)
East Africa: Free Movement of Goods, Persons a Reality Oct 6, 2009
The Protocol was signed by Kenya's Minister for East African Community Amason Kingi, Uganda's Minister of East African Community Affairs Eriya Ketagaya, Burundi's Minister for East African Co-operation Hafsa Mossi, Rwanda's Minister of Justice and Attorney-General Tharcisse Karugarama and the Tanzanian Minister for East African Co-operation Dr Diodorus Kamala ... Those who also signed included line permanent secretaries -- Uganda's Edith Mwanje, Kenya's David Nalo, Dr Stergomena Tax of Tanzania,... (allAfrica.com)
CKMS teacher goes on safari in Zambia (381) Oct 5, 2009
First, we had to decide where Tanzania. Kenya. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The Great Migration: An Epic Journey Oct 5, 2009
It's a march of 350 miles, up from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and back again. American scientist Robin Reid was hooked the very first time she saw it as a student. (CBS News)
Bill Gates richer than 140 nations Oct 2, 2009
The Microsoft visionarys nest egg is just short of the GDP of Tanzania and Burma, it added. Although his wealth has fallen by $7 billion in a year, Gates has retained his title as the richest American for 16th year in a row. (India Times)
A shift in locals' travel motives Oct 1, 2009
After initially thinking the idea was crazy, they decided to spend a year providing legal aid in refugee camps in Tanzania for the nonprofit Asylum Access ... "I called my mom and joked with her the job market is so bad, we're moving to Tanzania." ... Tanzania was also the choice for Melissa Scholte, 34, after she was laid off from her marketing job at an architecture firm last October. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Partain Gives Back in Africa Sep 30, 2009
" For Partain, that meant waking up to the sight of Mount Kilimanjaro peaking its head through the wispy clouds of Africa's sky. This past summer, he spent nine days doing hands-on work to directly benefit the education of African children. He experienced Tanzania in a way most people who travel to the country do not. He did not play the role of a tourist, but one much more special. As an integral part of their village, the two-time All-Patriot League placekicker became familiar with the... (Patriotleague.com)
Scientists join forces to explain HIV spread in Central and East Africa Sep 30, 2009
"Genetic data showed once HIV moved out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, it expanded fast and moved rapidly across Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, all while staying at low levels in the DRC. What was happening was the virus was circulating at stable levels in the urban centers of the DRC, but these centers were isolated. Once it hit east Africa, connectivity between population centers combined with better quality transportation networks, and higher rates of human movement caused HIV to spread... (EurekAlert!)
Tanzania Emerges as Star Player on International Stage Sep 30, 2009
com: Tanzania: Kikwete Takes Center Stage At UN And U.S. Meetings (Page 1 of 1) ... New York With the Obama administration having sent off Kenya for corruption and impunity, Tanzania has emerged as East Africa's star player on the US pitch ... It was Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete rather than Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga who commanded the spotlight in New York at last week's opening sessions of the United Nations General Assembly. (allAfrica.com)
Zambia: The Repercussions of Suspending Aid Sep 26, 2009
Mpulungu, Zambia's only port on Lake Tanganyika and a regional trading hub, attracts people from neighbouring Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is a high-risk area for HIV infection ... "We come here this month; we go to Kapiri Mposhi [town on the main road about 150k north of Lusaka] next time. We go to Chirundu [on the Zimbabwean border] also, even Nakonde [on the border with Tanzania]," a teenage sex worker told IRIN. She charges about US$1. (allAfrica.com)
Burning problem Sep 25, 2009
By Anthea Rowan Focus on Africa Magazine, Tanzania. At a road block in western Tanzania, miles from anywhere, a uniformed official raises a flagged barrier ... The numbers tell the story - according to the Tanzania Association of Oil Marketing Companies, 20,000 bags of charcoal enter the capital Dar es Salaam every 24 hours. (BBC News -- Africa)
Telecoms: The power of mobile money Sep 25, 2009
And some mobile-money schemes that have been launched, such as one in Tanzania, failed to catch on. As recently as a year ago people wondered whether M-PESA s success was a fluke. (The Economist)
Gallagher: Back from Africa, Sioux Cityan celebrates 90th Sep 24, 2009
Loretta Lenz spent the month before her 90th birthday (it took place a week ago today) working 12-hour days with Mission Opportunities Short Term in Tanzania, Africa ... Lenz, a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, was the lone Sioux Cityan who worked in Tanzania this time around ... Lenz said she wasn't sure what she'd get when she pulled the shower lever in Tanzania. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Feeling the pulse of pulses Sep 24, 2009
5 mt (from Mynamar, Canada, Australia, Tanzania, and Ukraine) and has an effective demand for about 20 mt annually ... Myanmar is the main source of supply of pulses to India, while recently some African countries like Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique have also entered in a smaller way ... But it can also explore options to make special trading arrangement with countries like Myanmar, Canada, Tanzania, Australia or encourage contract farming with these countries. (India Times)
Crematorium 'could hurt tourism' Sep 24, 2009
Death for Tanzania albino killers. Desert dust storm chokes Sydney. (BBC News -- UK)
Crystal Cruises Partners With Travel Channel Academy Sep 23, 2009
In addition to Cape Town and Mumbai, the voyage visits Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Zanzibar, Tanzania; Mahe/Victoria, Seychelles; Male, Republic of Maldives; and Cochin and Marmagao, India. With two-for-one fares, the 21-day cruise starts at $13,190 per person, double occupancy, and offers a $500 per person 'All Inclusive - As You Wish' spending credit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Kenya: Nation's Porous Borders and Corrupt Officials Have Turned the Country Into a Major Transit Point for Human Smugglers Sep 21, 2009
Kenya was described as a source and transit country while Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique were all named as transit countries. The specific interest in the movement of men was due to the recognition of a gap in data collection and analysis: most research on trafficking focuses on women, says the report written by an IOM "independent" consultant Christopher Horwood. (allAfrica.com)
ARF brings food to African villages Sep 18, 2009
Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:12 AM CDT MKURANGA DISTRICT, Tanzania In Islam, it is said that if someone gives a thirsty person a drop of water, then the person will enter into the gates of heaven ... The small fee of 20 TSS (Tanzanian shillings) villagers pay for a bucket of water (20 liters) is the equivalent to about a penny; the fee for the maintenance of the well. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Cyclones run 1st, 2nd at Red Oak CC Invite Sep 18, 2009
Lengishon, a foreign exchange student from Tanzania (Africa), had twice finished behind Brace earlier this season, but ran a strong time of 17:13 Monday on a hilly course at the Red Oak Country Club. "There is definitely more company up front in the boys race for Hawkeye 10 champion," Renkly noted. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
Africa: Obama Administration Committed to Partnering with Africa - Johnnie Carson Sep 18, 2009
Our Deputy Secretary of State, Jack Lew, visited Ethiopia and Tanzania in July. And, as already noted, Secretary Clinton made an extensive seven-country, 11-day trip to Africa in August. (allAfrica.com)
• Drilling for permafrost on Mount Kilimanjaro Sep 18, 2009
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, pictured in the mid-1980s ... Mount Kilimanjaro is an ancient volcano that rises to 19,331 feet above sea level in Tanzania, Africa ... Sparrow will set up a workshop for Africa high-school teachers in the relative lowlands of Arusha, Tanzania. (Juneau Empire)
ARF partnerships provide water, sanitation and financial freedom Sep 11, 2009
Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:32 AM CDT EDITOR S NOTE: This is the second story in a series of stories from Chatham Courier reporter Sesame Campbell, who traveled to Tanzania in Africa. MKURANGA DISTRICT, Tanzania Multiple projects are making the difference in the lives of thousands of residents of the Mkuranga District, all because of an exchange between two women on a dirt road about 40 miles outside of Dar Es Salaam ... But several years ago, during a trip from Tanzania to Albany,... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Holiday With Gorillas in Africa Sep 8, 2009
arranges tailor-made safaris to track mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda, chimpanzees in Tanzania, orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra and in Madagascar. Mother made headlines last year after a public mourning for deceased baby. (ABC News)
Swiss most competitve economy: WEF Sep 8, 2009
U.S. banks fell to 108 -- right behind Tanzania -- and British banks to 126 in the ranking, now topped by Canada's banks. The WEF bases its assessment on a range of factors, key for any country to prosper. (India Times)
Paradise lost? Sep 8, 2009
Especially if you come from the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar, best known for its tropical beaches lined with coconut-laden palm trees ... The refugees originally left the semi-autonomous Tanzanian islands in 2001 when political riots began between the Tanzanian ruling party and the opposition, the Civic United Front ... "But because of the relationship between Kenya and Tanzania we feared repatriation and decided to go to Somalia, regardless of the risks.". (BBC News -- Africa)
Software Billionaire Attacked By Elephant Sep 4, 2009
The Siebel Systems software founder says the Aug. 1 attack occurred during a safari in Tanzania. He says he and the guide were watching a group of elephants from about 200 yards away when one animal charged at them without warning. (Click2Houston, TX)
Now, Canadian flavour to your idli-sambhar Sep 3, 2009
According to official sources, the government has invited global tenders for import of 30,000 tonnes in five packages of 6,000 tonnes each from Myanmar, Canada and Tanzania. Thirteen trading firms took part in the tender and officials found the prices of unprocessed Canadian lentils quite competitive. (India Times)
Ethiopia: Changing Mindset Over Markets [interview] Sep 1, 2009
If you look at East Africa, Ethiopia's production of maize is twice the total volume of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya combined. So it would make more sense for these countries to engage with our platform because they are structurally deficit countries for maize and Ethiopia has a structural surplus. (allAfrica.com)
India's exports to new markets Aug 30, 2009
5-3 per cent on shipments to countries like Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine, Vietnam, Combodia, Australia and New Zealand. In terms of individual countries the US continues to be the single largest destination for Indian exports. (India Times)
Editorial Chatham Courier reporter turned intrepid traveler Aug 28, 2009
Yes, Courier readers, she hasn t taken a trip to the Heart of Darkness well, close enough, Tanzania ... So after coordinating with her connections there and with me, her editor, here, she hopped on a plane Aug. 18 and arrived in Dar Es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, on Aug. 19 ... Sesame finally connected with me via e-mail on Aug. 20 from a hotel in the Kesele Village in the Mkurange District of Tanzania. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
FTP sets $ 200 billion export target Aug 28, 2009
The government also introduced a new market-linked focus product scheme where incentives will be given to export of select items to 13 identified markets like Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Australia and New Zealand. The policy also sought to ensure that dollar credit needs of exporters are met in a timely manner by setting up a committee, including finance secretary, commerce secretary and the Indian Banks Association (IBA) to monitor credit flow. (India Times)
Elephant tusks hidden under snail shells Aug 26, 2009
Bui Hoang Duong, head of the customs inspection department at the northern port of Haiphong, said inspectors opened the container Friday as part of enhanced scrutiny of shipping from Tanzania, due to recent cases of ivory smuggling. The container's waybill said it had been loaded by a Vietnamese carrier, Vinashin Mariner, in the Tanzanian port of Zanjiba ... In March, Haiphong customs inspectors found more than six tonnes of elephant tusks in a container shipped from Tanzania. (India Times)
Bringing clean water to Africa Aug 23, 2009
This well is in Kimazimachana Tag in Tanzania ... They have produced a YouTube video and started a blog for the project, aiming to drill one of the deeper wells the continent needs, probably in Tanzania. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Global food prices dip, not here Aug 22, 2009
Puerto Rico, Nepal, Mexico and Tanzania are the other countries in the list. Economists feel that the poor monsoon will affect crop production in the country, and this could result in prices remaining high in the near future. (India Times)
Economic crisis pounding Africa Aug 19, 2009
Moderate growth is expected in 2009 and 2010 in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda - the fastest growing economies in East Africa in 2008. Patel said South Africa needs to foster a much stronger economy across the continent, echoing a point made by visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this month. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Record Number of African Safaris Set for Crystal Guests in 2010 Aug 19, 2009
Eighteen Crystal Overland Adventures allow adventurous guests to closely encounter Africa's "Big Five" - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo - throughout Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya ... "Whether it's watching the animals migrate from Tanzania to Kenya or lions' nightly hunts, guests can immerse themselves in the African wild." ... The voyage visits Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Zanzibar, Tanzania; Mombasa, Kenya; Male, Republic of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A dream that ended in tragedy Aug 13, 2009
June Canavan, 59, planned to walk the Kokoda Trail as part of a project to raise $50,000 for the School of St Jude in Tanzania ... After Kokoda, she intended to complete her project by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in October. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Africa: Kenyan Businessman Praises Benefits From Agoa Aug 6, 2009
He said other African flower growers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Mauritius have appeared at the shows -- courtesy of other U.S. trade hubs in Africa -- and actually won two awards for their floral displays at the African pavilion. He said they travel with their designers, who help set up the displays. (allAfrica.com)
Clinton recalls US embassy attacks in Africa Aug 6, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday honored the victims of the deadly 1998 al-Qaida-linked attacks on the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is welcomed by Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula and Ameriacn ambassador to Kenya, Michael Rannerger, right, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Australian police arrest 4 in alleged terrorist plot Aug 5, 2009
The United States considers the group a terrorist organization, saying it harbors Al Qaeda operatives wanted for orchestrating the 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Clive Williams, a terrorism specialist at the Strategic and Defense Studies Center of the Australian National University, said that increased scrutiny of Al-Shabab has made it harder for sympathetic Muslim youths to travel to Somalia unnoticed, making conditions ripe for Shabab-inspired attacks... (Boston Globe)
Vietnam finds 200kg of elephant tusks Jul 30, 2009
Last week in Tanzania six businessmen were charged with smuggling 11 tons of elephant ivory, worth around $600,000, to the Philippines and Vietnam over the previous six months. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Zambia: Dialogue Key to Beating Economic Challenges, Says Banda Jul 28, 2009
He was received on arrival by that country's vice-president, Gilbert Bakenya, Zambia's outgoing High Commissioner to Tanzania, Royson Mukwena who is also accredited to Uganda, senior Government officials and the Zambian advance party ... Among heads of State and Government that have already arrived are Yahya Jammeh of Gambia, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and Malaysian Prime minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib. (allAfrica.com)
Leading health organizations launch new accreditation process for laboratories across Africa Jul 27, 2009
At the Kigali meeting, which runs from July 27 to 29, participants include 120 experts and policymakers from Rwanda, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia. The meeting will have three goals: unveil a blueprint toward the path of accreditation; obtain key stakeholders' support for accreditation; and showcase a task-based training program in support of laboratory improvement required for accreditation. (EurekAlert!)
Rajasthan to be home for cheetahs Jul 26, 2009
"We had planned to bring cheetahs from Iran, but its not keen. In fact Iran wanted a lion in exchange for a cheetah... and we are not able to do that. We are now thinking of bringing them from South Africa, Namibia, Kenya or Tanzania," the minister said. Cheetah, the worlds fastest animal, became extinct in India some 60 years ago. (India Times, India)
East Africa: It's Internet on Steroids, Say Social Networkers Jul 26, 2009
These were some of the comments in blogosphere by those who had sampled the good things to come as the undersea cable was commissioned in Kenya, South Africa, India, Tanzania and Mozambique simultaneously. However, Uunet Managing Director Tom Omariba said Kenyans will get their first taste of the wonders of the fibre optic cable from September. (allAfrica.com)
Exchange students live American nightmare, Drew Griffin and Kathleen Johnston, CNN Jul 24, 2009
Now those five -- natives of countries stretching from Norway to Tanzania to Colombia -- are back home telling friends of a different America than they expected ... "We were not out there in the community looking hard at where our children were. We have already taken steps to put more eyes on these homes around the country so that in the future not only will we be putting the appropriate emphasis on the agents that are responsible first and foremost for oversight we'll be looking over their... (Harper's Magazine)
East Africa: Controversies Mar EAC Negotiations Jul 24, 2009
The Protocol early this year met a few delays after Tanzania objected to the issue of land ownership, also opposing the use of national identity cards as travel documents within the region. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Vernon G. Lueth Jul 24, 2009
Memorials are preferred to Struthers Parkinson Center in Minneapolis, Calvary Lutheran Church, Operation Bootstrap Tanzania and Concordia College in Moorhead. Soli Deo Gloria. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
World's natural wonders Jul 23, 2009
The annual highlight is the Great Wildebeest Migration, creating one of the worlds supreme natural spectacles, when an estimated two million animals form one large herd and leave the dry plains of Tanzania to seek greener pastures in the north, arriving in the Mara from late June onwards and returning again in September. Their entrance into the Mara makes a breathtaking spectacle, as they cross the crocodile infested waters of the Mara River. (iAfrica.com)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jul 22, 2009
Guests at this hotel in Tanzania must prepare themselves to share the breakfast table with some unusual companions. Al Nassma, the world's first chocolate made out of camel milk from Dubai, is to go on sale around the world. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
MP fury at 'racist' Nigeria boat Jul 21, 2009
But the South African delegation, supported by parliamentarians from Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Gabon and Tanzania, protested that the policy was unacceptable. The deputy-speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, Mtholephi Mthimkhulu, of the African National Congress, said: "Emotions became quite heated at one stage.". (BBC News -- Africa)
National park visitors rise in poorer countries Jul 17, 2009
And in 15 of the 20 countries, attendance was on the rise, with particularly fast growth in Tanzania, South Africa, Peru, South Korea, Ghana and China. There are a variety of theories to explain the trends. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Obama Went To Ghana. Should You? Jul 16, 2009
Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and Namibia are already African tourism hot spots. Ghana, however, still has a primitive infrastructure; agriculture comprises 60% of the labor force; and the economy continues to rely heavily on international aid--$1 billion last year, to be exact. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Why does Palin bother progressives so much? Jul 16, 2009
" WTC1, Cole, Bosnia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia..... ". cross1242 wrote on Jul 15, 2009 4:04 PM:" "xdfred" @ Jul 15, 2009 1:44 PM to "timbrackett" who said he was just laid off responded, "Good. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Moz mine mayhem Jul 15, 2009
Niassa province, which borders Malawi and Tanzania, has vast areas of gold deposits and other mineral resources which are not commercially mined ... This reportedly included illegal immigrants from Malawi, Tanzania and other African countries. (iAfrica.com)
Pulses: No sign of retreat Jul 14, 2009
Internationally, there is shortage of pulses in key producing countries like Myanmar, Tanzania, Thailand, Australia, Turkey, Syria, Canada. These countries jacked up prices after the Indian government announced that it would provide Rs 200 crore as subsidies to state-run agencies like Nafed, MMTC and STC for import of pulses in the current year to improve supplies. (India Times)
Relatives of plane crash victims to visit Comoros Jul 13, 2009
3 more possible plane bodies found in Tanzania. Three more bodies were found off Tanzania Thursday, bringing the total to 16, as the French navy arrived to assist in the search for wreckage and remains from a plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
SA Roadlink to be hit hard Jul 11, 2009
Ndebele had just returned on Friday from the "Make Roads Safe Africa 2009" conference in Tanzania, where delegates were told that more than 3400 men, women and children were killed worldwide each day while either walking, cycling or driving. "This amounts to a total of 1.3-million people per year killed on roads around the globe. These are mainly young and healthy individuals in the prime of their lives and in many cases they are breadwinners.". (iAfrica.com)
