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According to the website numbeo.com based in Serbia, 2017 Traffic Index lists Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India as the most congested city in the world. Check also: Nairobi Ranked Best City To Visit In 2017, According To UK Travel Publisher Mumbai, also in India, in ranked third, followed by Jakarta (Indonesia) and Manila (Philippines). Traffic Index is a composite index of ...

The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by the African nation’s security forces, according to U.S. officials. Check also: Pena Nieto Mexican’s President cancels meeting with Trump over border wall Congress is expected to receive formal notification within weeks, setting in ...

Lagos – Nigeria’s anti-graft agency seized over $43 million in cash during a raid on a Lagos apartment in what it hailed as a victory for President Muhammadu Buhari‘s war on corruption following a string of setbacks. Check also: 200 Rwanda police officers fired due to corruption The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement issued late Wednesday ...

Officials say eight Tanzanian  police officers have been ambushed and killed while returning from patrol outside the commercial hub of Dar es Salaam. Check also: 47 People Killed In Church Bombings Targeting Christians On Palm Sunday The attack happened on Thursday night in an area called Jaribu. Ernest Mangu, police chief, said on Friday that the identities of the assailants are unknown. Times ...

KAMPALA – Lawyers for a Ugandan academic, Stella Nyanzi detained after she called the nation’s president “a pair of buttocks” on Facebook, said on Thursday that she fears authorities are trying to have her declared insane. Check also: Stella Nyanzi charged For Calling Ugandan President A “Pair Of Buttocks” University lecturer Stella Nyanzi was detained last week after repeatedly criticising President ...