Place: Lake Tanganyika

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business

Europe could learn a lot from poor nations welcoming refugees

As the World Humanitarian Summit is held in Istanbul, Oxfam Ireland CEO Jim Clarken says Europe could learn a lot from Tanzania’s solidarity with and generosity towards refugees

An okapi in Dublin, I presume

general

Michael Palin sets sights on Brazil

world

Two killed in Congo quake

world

At least two killed in central African quake

world

Quake felt across central and east Africa

Quake hits central Africa, no reports of deaths

A powerful earthquake hit the Lake Tanganyika area of central Africa today and was felt as far away as the Kenyan coast.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2005

Lake Tanganyika region hit by quake

The US Geological Survey said today's earthquake in east Africa was magnitude 6.8 and occurred in the Lake Tanganyika region between Congo and Tanzania.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2005

Killers slice baby from pregnant woman's womb

Police have arrested two women on suspicion of killing of their pregnant neighbour and tearing her baby from her womb in a remote village in western Tanzania, a regional police chief said today.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2005

Five killed in Tanzania plane crash

Four British tourists and their Canadian pilot have been killed in a plane crash in Tanzania.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2005

Militia terror force thousands to flee

GANGS of militia have attacked five villages in south-eastern Congo, raping girls as young as eight years old and forcing more than 1,000 people to flee, a UN official said yesterday.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

Up to 150 drown as overloaded ferry capsizes

UP to 150 Congolese drowned after an overloaded ferry carrying around 200 passengers capsized in bad weather on East Africa’s Lake Tanganyika at the weekend, port and militia officials said yesterday.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

100 feared dead in Congo ferry disaster

More than 100 people are feared dead after an overloaded ferry sank in eastern Congo’s Lake Tanganyika, a rebel official said today.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2003