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Bolivian protest over census date turns deadly
Bolivian protest over census date turns deadly
by  AFP

Bolivian government supporters and protesters who want the 2024 national census brought forward by a year clashed Saturday in the country's economic hub of Santa Cruz, leaving one person dead. Though the census is scheduled to be taken in 2024, some want it brought forward to next year, so that the booming Santa Cruz area's influence in the legislature will be reflected sooner.

Tanzanian firefighters battle blaze on Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzanian firefighters battle blaze on Mount Kilimanjaro
by  AFP

More than 300 people have been mobilised to tackle a blaze on the slopes of Tanzania's famous Mount Kilimanjaro, local officials said Saturday, with police and local people helping firefighters. Police, firefighters, students from the local university and even staff from tour operators were working hard to bring the blaze under control, TANAPA said in a brief statement.

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