Seven Die As Train Derails In DR Congo

At least seven people have died after a freight train derailed in the South-East Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Monday. The Interior Minister, Deoda Kapenda said the incident occurred on Saturday, at Buyofwe village of Lualaba province with seven people dead and 14 "seriously injured". “The toll could rise because a large number of clandestine passengers were trapped under the upturned wagons,” Kapenda added.

AfDB Secures Investment Of $15.6Bn For Lagos-Abidjan Road Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it has secured the sum of $15.6Bn for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway corridor. This was disclosed by the President of AfDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina during the 2021 African Investment virtual boardroom closing session which was held on Thursday where he stated that the project would ease transportation across the West African sub-region.

AU-EU Summit: Buhari Call On EU To Stem Economic Migration Of Africa To Europe

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the European Union to revisit the deal and policies that would address the economic migration of Africans to Europe. Buhari made this call during the ongoing AU-EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, saying irregular migration of Africans to Europe has continued to drain Africa’s talent while creating political crises in Europe. Published by Politico yesterday on the summit, Mr. Buhari demanded that the EU must undo its one-sided deals, and find a way of creating jobs for Africans on African soil.

Two Trains Collide In Tunisia, 95 People Reportedly Injured

Emergency services in Tunisia have disclosed that there was a head-on collision between two passenger trains which occurred south of the capital of Tunisia. The train incident happened around 9:30 am local time on Monday and 95 people have reportedly been injured. A spokesman for Tunisia’s emergency services said only one of the trains was transporting passengers and most of the passengers suffered fractures and bruises, he added that none of the injuries was life-threatening

Russia-Ukraine Crises: Buhari Condemned Maltreatment Of Nigerians And Other African

President Muhamadu Buhari has registered his displeasure over the maltreatment meted on Nigerians and their other African counterpart at the border of Ukraine and Poland. A viral video going around the social depicted some Nigerians and other Africans being removed from the queue and denied entry into a Train that was scheduled to transport fleeing civilians’ from Ukraine to Poland.
In the same video, a black mother and her baby were directed to give up their seat to Ukrainian citizens.

AU Applaud Nigeria Government For Agriculture And Infrastructure Development

The Chief Executive Officer, African Union (AU) Development Agency/New partnership for African Development, Africa Peer Review Mechanism, Gloria Akobundu, has yesterday applauded the Nigerian government for successes it has recorded in infrastructure development, Agricultural revolution, humanitarian services despites hitches it faces in the paucity of cash experienced by the government.