Tanzania to arrest entire village over broken water pipe by Staff Writers Nairobi (AFP) Aug 16, 2018 Tanzanian police said Thursday it planned to arrest all the residents of a village in the country's south after water pipes were destroyed by a mob. The inhabitants of Ngolo village were accused of deliberately smashing pipes taking water to a neighbouring settlement in Mbeya region. Governor Albert Chalamila had on Wednesday, "ordered that all the inhabitants of this village be arrested regardless of their condition." In response, police on Thursday deployed several vehicles and officers to arrest the villagers, said regional commander Ulrich Matei. "They committed economic sabotage. The government has disbursed money, installed water pipes and they destroyed them! We cannot accept that," Matie said. The police chief added that he had sent "enough vehicles, with enough fuel and police on board" to arrest the villagers. Details about the incident remain sketchy, but the village, whose population is around 1,600, lies in an area where water resources are sketchy.
Arms, investment and 'instructors': Russia boosts Africa role Moscow (AFP) Aug 14, 2018 Touting military cooperation and "instructors," arms deals and investment, Russia is making a comeback in Africa after years of inactivity and now aims to rival European countries and even China, analysts say. Moscow has worked hard over the last three years to strengthen its position in Africa, a pace that seems to have accelerated in recent months, they say. Its effort is most prominent in the Central African Republic (CAR), a grindingly poor and unstable country that traditionally has turned ... read more
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