DRC: Torrential Rain Submerges Roads in Kinshasa

Kinshasa was hit by severe flooding on Tuesday, November 18. Torrential rain turned several neighborhoods into urban rivers. The French Institute’s Halle de la Gombe was flooded, forcing its closure on November 19 to assess damage. The Palais du Peuple and major roads, including Boulevard du 30 Juin and Boulevard Sendwe, were also submerged, paralyzing traffic.

Alleged coup plotters stand trial before DR Congo military court

STORY: Alleged coup plotters stand trial before DR Congo military court SHOOTING DATE: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:12 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the trial on alleged coup plotters in Kinshasa 2. various of the coup attempt in Kinshasa (shot on May 19, courtesy of the DRC Presidential Office) STORYLINE: Some 50 men, including three American citizens, who were accused of being involved in last month's coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Friday stood trial before a military court in Kinshasa, the capital of DRC. They face charges of terrorism, illegal possession of weapons and arms of war, attempted assassination, criminal association, murder, and financing of terrorism, according to a statement published by the Gombe garrison military court Thursday. According to Sylvain Ekenge, the DRC military spokesman, the attackers initially wanted to attack the residences of Judith Suminwa, who was nominated in early April by Preside

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

(230906) -- KIGOMA, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2023 shows chimpanzees in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. Located in northwestern Tanzania, Gombe National Park is one of Tanzania's smallest national parks, but rich in flora and fauna including the endangered chimpanzees. (Xinhua/Xie Hao)

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

(230906) -- KIGOMA, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2023 shows a chimpanzee in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. Located in northwestern Tanzania, Gombe National Park is one of Tanzania's smallest national parks, but rich in flora and fauna including the endangered chimpanzees. (Xinhua/Xie Hao)

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

(230906) -- KIGOMA, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2023 shows a chimpanzee in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. Located in northwestern Tanzania, Gombe National Park is one of Tanzania's smallest national parks, but rich in flora and fauna including the endangered chimpanzees. (Xinhua/Xie Hao)

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

TANZANIA-GOMBE NATIONAL PARK-CHIMPANZEE

(230906) -- KIGOMA, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2023 shows a view of Gombe National Park in Tanzania. Located in northwestern Tanzania, Gombe National Park is one of Tanzania's smallest national parks, but rich in flora and fauna including the endangered chimpanzees. (Xinhua/Xie Hao)

Tanzania's waste collection campaign seeks to promote sustainable tourism

STORY: Tanzania's waste collection campaign seeks to promote sustainable tourism DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers collecting wastes 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL GOMBE, Co-organizer, City Clean Tanzania STORYLINE: The City Clean Tanzania is a movement established early this year to undertake waste management in several cities to promote sustainable tourism in Tanzania. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL GOMBE, Co-organizer, City Clean Tanzania "The main part of this movement is sustainable tourism. As I have mentioned, different cities are into the peak of tourism. We are losing a lot of money because people do not want to come to a place which is dirty because it's dangerous for their health. We are going around different places, you find different wastes. We have been collecting more than 50 syringes, used syringes, which are very dangerous. So nobody will like to tour to a place that is infecting their lives, it'

Nigeria begins drilling in first oil fields in northeast region

STORY: Nigeria begins drilling in first oil fields in northeast region DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of President Muhammadu Buhari and officials at the flag-off site of the Kolmani Integrated Development Project 2. various of the drilling site 3. various of officials and stakeholders present 4. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President STORYLINE: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated Kolmani Integrated Development Project to drill oil and gas in the northeastern part of the country. Speaking at the project's flag-off ceremony in the northeastern state of Bauchi, Buhari said that the Nigerian Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810, located along the border of the Bauchi and Gombe states, has become the first oil drilling fields in northeastern Nigeria after crude was discovered in commercial quantity in that part of the country two years ago. Over 1 billion barrels of oil reserves and 500