Eleventh edition of Truckademy weekly newsletter

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NYSC mourns five corps members killed in auto crash
 
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed sadness over the death of five prospective Corps members on Wednesday. Click

 Apapa gridlock, my greatest headache, says NPA MD

 
Acting Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, said, yesterday that the agonising traffic gridlock on the Apapa road leading to the ports, has constituted a major headache. click
 
 
Three children, seven others injured in Osun crash

Ten persons were on Sunday injured in a crash that occurred in Ayepe, a settlement along the Osogbo/Ikirun Road in Osun State. click

  

Making transport sustainable in Africa  

On this episode of Inspire Africa we bring you stories of some people providing solutions in the transportation or mobility sector. 
 
First in Marakesh Morocco through the use of bicycles and then in Ghana through vehicles running on clean energy. Host Jerry Fisayo-Bambi spoke with Jorge Appiah co founder of SolarTaxi Ghana. Click 
 
Liberia: 11 rescued from sunk Niko Ivanka ship

Eleven persons have been rescued after a vessel sank off the coast of Liberia on Saturday. Click

Senegal capital struggles to control horse-drawn carts

At dawn, Mame Mor Anta Ly washes his chestnut-colored horse beneath a noisy overpass on the outskirts of Senegal's bustling capital. click 

 33 killed as bus hits fuel truck in DR Congo

Thirty-three people died in a horrific collision between a fuel truck and a crowded bus in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend, police said Monday. click

 

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