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Article Index
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This section is of automotive information relating to African roads, cars, and motorsport events.

Library Topics


Shukri Farah Abikar
Giniel De Villiers
Duarte Ferreira
Axcil Jefferies
Johan Jacobs

Moki Edwin Kindzeka
John Love
Brausch Niemann
Ian Scheckter
Jody Scheckter
Sam Tingle
Desiré Wilson

Aamin Ambulance
Dakar Rally Digital Taxi Association of Kenya
Kiira
Morocco Grand Prix
Morocco Rally
Plymouth-Banjul Challenge
Rhino Charge
South Africa National Road N1
South African Grand Prix
Wheels Across Africa


Multimedia

DateMedia or Collection Name & DetailsFiles
1936Wheels Across Africa
Wilding Picture Productions for Dodge

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26 February 2003Price of Gasoline in Zimbabwe Nearly Doubles
Tendai Maphosa for Voice of America News

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16 April 2003Massive Gas Price Hike in Zimbabwe Sparks Calls for General Strike
Peta Thornycroft for Voice of America News

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28 August 2003Zimbabwe Announces Dual Pricing for Fuel
Tendai Maphosa for Voice of America News

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31 October 2003164,000 Die In African Traffic Accidents Each Year
Cole Mallard for Voice of America News

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20 February 2004Some Unemployed South Africans Guard Cars to Make Ends Meet
Challiss McDonough for Voice of America News

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27 April 2005Deadly Roads - The Cost of International Development?
Joe De Capua for Voice of America News

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2 March 2006Putting the Brakes on Ethiopian Traffic Accidents
Joe De Capua for Voice of America News

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10 March 2006Botswanan Government Says No Shortage of Unleaded Petrol
Peter Clottey for Voice of America News

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8 May 2006Humanitarian Agencies Targets of Carjackers in Eastern Chad
Joe De Capua for Voice of America News

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29 June 2006Kenyan Traffic Grows as Drivers' Patience Shrinks
Alisha Ryu for Voice of America News

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29 June 2006Road Renovations to Ease Dakar's Traffic Bring Chaos and Allegations of Corruption
Nico Colombant for Voice of America News

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7 July 2006Motorbiking Through Africa for Love and Charity
Joe De Capua for Voice of America News

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27 July 2006Ghana's Ruling Party Faces Opposition Over Gas Prices
Efam Dovi for Voice of America News

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29 August 2006Cash Strapped Harare Government Sets Highway Tolls To Raise Revenues
Voice of America News

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19 September 2006Nigerian Immigrant Turns Crashed Cars Into Cash
Jessica Jones.php">Sabina Castelfranco for Voice of America News

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12 October 2006Repaired Cars Destined for Africa
Jessica Jones for Voice of America News

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29 December 2006Holiday Traffic Fatalities Decline in South Africa Due to Aggressive Program
Scott Bobb for Voice of America News

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7 January 2007Annual Dakar Rally Starts in Lisbon
Phuong Tran for Voice of America News

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16 January 2007Zimbabwe Central Bank Chief Criticized For Alleged Expensive Taste In Cars
Blessing Zulu for Voice of America News

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20 January 2007Battered Cars Cross Africa in Mock Dakar Rally
Kari Barber for Voice of America News

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6 March 2007Zimbabwe Declares National Disaster As 35 Die In Train-Bus Collision
Ben Chaleka & Blessing Zulu & Jonga Kandemiiri for Voice of America News

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7 March 2007Zimbabwe Opposition Faults Government On Deadly Train-Bus Collision
Jonga Kandemiiri & Thomas Chiripasi for Voice of America News

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4 April 2007Somali Taxi Drivers in Minnesota in Dispute Over Passengers with Pets, Alcohol
Deborah Block for Voice of America News

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5 April 2007Liberia Begins Reviewing Firestone Agreements
Interview of Samuel Kofi Woods
James Butty for Voice of America News

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6 April 2007Despite Fuel-Price Drop, Zimbabweans Spending Holidays At Home
Patience Rusere, Jonga Kandemiiri, and Taurai Shava for Voice of America News

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11 September 2007Sparing With Food Assistance, Harare Splashes Out On Luxury Cars For Top Officials
Patience Rusere & Blessing Zulu for Voice of America News

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18 September 2007Zambians Test Inexpensive Technology to Build Roads
Danstan Kaunda for Voice of America News

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15 November 2007Ghana President’s Accident Sparks Road Safety Debate
Peter Clottey for Voice of America News

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24 February 2008Corruption on West Africa's Roads Delay Drivers, Investment
Phuong Tran for Voice of America News

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28 March 2008Rebel Northern Ivory Coast Towns Run Out of Gasoline
Nancy Palus for Voice of America News

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10 April 2008African Desert Gas Smuggler Weighs Risks, Profits
Phuong Tran for Voice of America News

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31 October 2009Ghana Unveils Six-Lane Highway Design
Efam Dovi for Voice of America News

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14 November 2010UN Peacekeepers Construct Vital Road In Congo
David Axe, VOA News

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11 February 2011Highway Project Will Connect Southern Sudan to Outside World
Matt Richmond, VOA News

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13 February 2011Uganda Opposition Leader Survives Car Crash Ambassador Olara Otunnu, who was also a former U.N. Undersecretary-general for Children’s Affairs and leader of the opposition Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) speaks with Clottey
Peter Clottey, VOA News

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19 June 2011Malawi Government Security Vehicles Fuel Controversy
Peter Clottey, VOA News

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4 April 2012Porsche Luxury Cars Parks First Dealership in Nigeria
Ricci Shryock, VOA News

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2 May 2012Kenyan Driving Schools Aim to Decrease Road Fatalities
Jill Craig for Voice of America

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4 June 2012Kenya's 'Rhino Charge' Benefits Conservation Efforts
Jill Craig, VOA News

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29 January 2013South Africa Struggles to Reduce Road Fatalities
Voice of America News

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1 July 2013Death Toll in Uganda Fuel Tanker Accident Rises to 31
James Butty, VOA News

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29 August 2013Ethiopian Taxi Driver, Keyboardist Reinvents Music Career
VOA News

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13 November 2013Nigerian Motorcycle Taxis Driven Away by Ban
Heather Murdock, VOA News

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19 December 2013Prototype Solar Cars Train Future Alternative Energy Experts
Emilie Iob, VOA News

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13 August 2014For Nairobi's Disabled, an Equal Chance Behind the Wheel
Lenny Ruvaga, VOA News

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17 November 2014Breathalyzers Curb Traffic Carnage on Kenyan Roads
Lenny Ruvaga, VOA News

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- 75.3MB - 3:05
17 February 2015In Uganda, Lease-to-Own Boda Bodas are Good Business
Serginho Roosblad, VOA News

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- 82.1MB - 2:44
12 August 2015Kenya's Deaf Cabbies Use Uber App to Compete
Lenny Ruvaga, VOA News

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20 August 2015Nigerians Turn Cars Into Shops
VOA News

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13 October 2015Traffic is Africa's Problem Too, Say Experts
Anita Powell, VOA News

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3 December 2015Malawi Makes Shift to Ethanol Fuel
VOA News

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21 December 2015Can Trains Solve Kampala's Traffic Problem?
Serginho Roosblad, VOA News

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7 January 2016Calls for Unity As Libya Suffers Deadliest Bombing Since Fall Of Gadhafi
Henry Ridgwell, VOA News

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6 April 2016New Abidjan Car Services Inspired by Uber
VOA News

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1 June 2016Kenya’s Annual ‘Rhino Charge’ Raises Record $1.4 Million for Conservation
Jill Craig, VOA News

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21 June 2016Senegal to Park Colorful ‘Cars rapide’ Permanently
Ricci Shryock, VOA News

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28 July 2016Uganda Unveils its First Solar-powered Bus
Maurice Magorane, VOA News

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25 April 2017Help Is On the Way
VOA News

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11 August 2017Anger, Resignation as Egyptians Face Soaring Transportation Costs
Hamada Elrasam, VOA News

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25 September 2017From Dishwasher to Millionaire, Ethiopian Refugee Achieves American Dream
Tigist Geme, VOA News

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30 January 2018Film About Kenya Terror Attack Up for an Oscar
Rael Ombuor, VOA News

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3 February 2018Britain Buys Into China's 'One Belt' Initiative, but Washington Offers Warning
Henry Ridgwell, VOA News

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11 February 2018Seeing America Through the Eyes of African Immigrants Turned Truckers
Arzouma Kompaore, VOA News

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21 May 2018Uganda Seeks Safer Motorcycle Taxis
Halima Athumani, VOA News

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14 June 2018African Community Demands Justice for Death Cover-Up
Kiera Feldman, VOA News

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21 December 2018Nigeria's Government Approves Firearms for its Road Safety Officers
Timothy Obiezu, VOA News

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1 January 2019Zimbabwe Hikes Traffic Fines to Boost Revenue
Columbus Mavhunga, VOA News

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23 April 2019Luanda: Water, Water Everywhere but Mostly Unfit to Drink
Elizabete Casimiro, VOA News

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26 January 2021Kenya's Electric Taxi Fleet Expanding FastRuud Elmendorp,
Voice of America News

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Article Index

Articles about the Paris-Dakar Rally can be found on the Dakar Rally page.

DateArticleAgency/Author/Speaker
14 January 1900The Armored Train and Motor Car.The New York Times
18 April 2002Working: Ghanaian Car SalesmanOksana Dragan, VOA News
3 October 2002Fuel Shortage in Zimbabwe Creates Havoc for CommutersPeta Thornycroft, VOA News
26 February 2003Price of Gasoline in Zimbabwe Nearly Doubles Tendai Maphosa, VOA News
16 April 2003Massive Gas Price Hike in Zimbabwe Sparks Calls for General Strike Peta Thornycroft, VOA News
28 August 2003Zimbabwe Announces Dual Pricing for Fuel Tendai Maphosa, VOA News
31 October 2003164,000 Die In African Traffic Accidents Each Year Cole Mallard, VOA News
20 January 2004Nigeria Suspends Gasoline TaxNico Colombant, VOA News
20 February 2004Some Unemployed South Africans Guard Cars to Make Ends Meet Challiss McDonough, VOA News
4 January 2005Senegal Strike over Safety Belts SuspendedNico Colombant, VOA News
10 May 2005Sankofa International, Inc. (Sankofa) Announced Plans to Develop a Transportation System to Support Rural Villages in GhanaSankofa International, Inc.
8 June 200530 travelers from Rwanda die in Ugandan bus crashWikinews
28 June 2005Black Market Traders Take Advantage of Zimbabwe Fuel ShortageTendai Maphosa, VOA News
30 November 2005AIDS Fight Targets Southern Africa Truck DriversDelia Robertson, VOA News
27 December 2005Leaded Fuel to be Phased Out in Sub-Saharan AfricaCathy Majtenyi, VOA News
5 January 2006Deaths on South African roads at 1215 for December 2005Wikinews
30 January 2006Report Blasts Kenyan Government for Luxury Vehicle PurchasesCathy Majtenyi, VOA News
2 March 2006Putting the Brakes on Ethiopian Traffic Accidents Joe De Capua, VOA News
10 March 2006Botswanan Government Says No Shortage of Unleaded Petrol Peter Clottey, VOA News
3 May 2006New Gas Prices Go into Effect Across Ghana Efam Dovi, VOA News
8 May 2006Humanitarian Agencies Targets of Carjackers in Eastern Chad Joe De Capua, VOA News
28 June 2006South Africa's "speed king" dies during record attemptWikinews
29 June 2006Gbakas Provide Transportation Lifeline in War-Divided Ivory Coast Nico Colombant, VOA News
29 June 2006Kenyan Traffic Grows as Drivers' Patience Shrinks Alisha Ryu, VOA News
29 June 2006Road Renovations to Ease Dakar's Traffic Bring Chaos and Allegations of Corruption Nico Colombant, VOA News
7 July 2006Motorbiking Through Africa for Love and Charity Joe De Capua, VOA News
11 July 2006Nairobi Gets Traffic Advice from BogotaPearse Lynch, VOA News
27 July 2006Ghana's Ruling Party Faces Opposition Over Gas Prices Efam Dovi, VOA News
28 July 2006Africa Meets Volvo S40 2.0Kevin Anderson
16 August 2006Toyota Avensis Journeys To South AfricaSarah McBride
29 August 2006Cash Strapped Harare Government Sets Highway Tolls To Raise Revenues Voice of America
19 September 2006Nigerian Immigrant Turns Crashed Cars Into Cash Jessica Jones, VOA News
12 October 2006Repaired Cars Destined for Africa Jessica Jones, VOA News
22 October 2006Motorbike Ban Hits Hard in Nigerian CapitalGilbert da Costa, VOA News
29 December 2006Holiday Traffic Fatalities Decline in South Africa Due to Aggressive Program Scott Bobb, VOA News
16 January 2007Zimbabwe Central Bank Chief Criticized For Alleged Expensive Taste In Cars Blessing Zulu, VOA News
29 January 2007Carjackings in Kenyan Capital Bring InsecurityCathy Majtenyi, VOA News
24 January 2007Nigerian Women Seek Empowerment as Car Mechanics Sarah Simpson, VOA News
6 March 2007More Than 30 Die in Zimbabwe Commuter AccidentPeta Thornycroft, VOA News
6 March 2007Zimbabwe Declares National Disaster As 35 Die In Train-Bus Collision Ben Chaleka, VOA News
Blessing Zulu, VOA News
Jonga Kandemiiri, VOA News
7 March 2007Zimbabwe Opposition Faults Government On Deadly Train-Bus Collision Jonga Kandemiiri, VOA News
Thomas Chiripasi, VOA News
19 March 2007Johannesburg: Busfahrer streiken aus Angst vor Mordanschlägen Wikinews
20 March 200765 Killed in Guinea Truck AccidentVOA News
20 March 2007Deadly Guinea Traffic Accident Calls Into Question Road RulesPhuong Tran, VOA News
27 March 2007Fuel Truck Fire Kills Scores of NigeriansGilbert da Costa, VOA News
4 April 2007Somali Taxi Drivers in Minnesota in Dispute Over Passengers with Pets, Alcohol Deborah Block, VOA News
5 April 2007Liberia Begins Reviewing Firestone Agreements James Butty, VOA News
6 April 2007Despite Fuel-Price Drop, Zimbabweans Spending Holidays At Home Patience Rusere, VOA News
Jonga Kandemiiri, VOA News
Taurai Shava, VOA News
15 April 2007At least 15 Killed in Kenya Bus CrashVOA News
2 May 2007Ford Stops Land Rover Sales In SudanAnthony Fontanelle
12 May 2007BMW Motorrad's Neck Brace System To Boost Road SafetyAnthony Fontanelle
4 August 2007Südafrikanische Polizei stoppt Taxi mit 23 Ziegen Wikinews
16 August 2007Zimbabwe man steals bus for transport to pick up driving licenceWikinews
8 September 200733 Killed In Nigerian Bus CrashVOA News
11 September 2007Sparing With Food Assistance, Harare Splashes Out On Luxury Cars For Top Officials Patience Rusere, VOA News
Blessing Zulu, VOA News
18 September 2007Zambians Test Inexpensive Technology to Build Roads Danstan Kaunda, VOA News
20 October 2007South African reggae star Lucky Dube shot dead in attempted hijackingWikinews
30 October 2007Nigeria Introduces Stricter Road Safety Rules After Crash Gilbert da Costa, VOA News
15 November 2007Ghana President’s Accident Sparks Road Safety Debate Peter Clottey, VOA News
1 December 2007Five tourists die in car crash in South African parkWikinews
10 December 2007BMW: Top Quality Passenger Vehicle in South AfricaAnthony Fontanelle
16 December 2007Mercedes Benz signs up with Amatola Green PowerAnthony Fontanelle
3 January 2008French Citizens Warned Ahead of Dakar RallyVOA Sports
4 January 2008Dakar Rally Canceled Due to Terrorism ThreatsVOA Sports
5 January 20082008 Dakar Rally cancelled over terrorist threatWikinews
12 January 2008Fuel Truck Explodes in NigeriaVOA News
18 February 2008Five Zimbabwean Deportees Die In Crash Of South African Police Truck Patience Rusere, VOA News
24 February 2008Corruption on West Africa's Roads Delay Drivers, Investment Phuong Tran, VOA News
28 March 2008Rebel Northern Ivory Coast Towns Run Out of Gasoline Nancy Palus, VOA News
10 April 2008African Desert Gas Smuggler Weighs Risks, Profits Phuong Tran, VOA News
20 April 2008Italian ambassador to South Africa dies in accidentWikinews
3 May 2008Fiery Egyptian tourist bus crash kills nineWikinews
27 May 2008At least 30 dead after bus crashes off cliff and into river in South AfricaWikinews
7 August 2008Tunisia: tre italiani deceduti in un incidente stradale Wikinotizie
15 September 200812 туриста погинуло у судару аутобуса и камиона у Египту Викивести
18 November 200866 people killed in Burkina Faso collisionWikinews
15 December 2008埃及两车相撞 死亡人数过半 维基新闻 - Wikinews
20 January 2009Parajet Skycar expedition takes off from London to TimbuktuWikinews
1 February 2009Kenia: Über hundert Menschen sterben nach Tankwagenunglück Wikinews
7 March 2009Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai coinvolto in incidente, morta la moglie Wikinotizie
3 August 200940 personas mueren en un accidente de bus en Zimbabwe Wikinoticias
25 September 2009AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION RACING GOES INTERNATIONAL IN SOUTH AFRICA AT PHAKISA FREEWAY RACE TRACK ISCARS/ASA Public Relations
28 September 2009FORMER DAYTONA 500 CHAMPION THROWS HIS HAT INTO THE “CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONTINENTS – SOUTH AFRICA VERSUS USA MOTORSPORTS” Kevin Ramsell, ISCARS/ASA Public Relations
31 October 2009Ghana Unveils Six-Lane Highway Design Efam Dovi, VOA News
31 March 2010Electric Car Maker sees Transportation 'Revolution' in EthiopiaVOA News
31 May 2010Dozens dead after bus accident in CameroonWikinews
10 June 2010Mandela's Great-Granddaughter Killed in Car CrashVOA News
10 June 2010World Cup Concert Overshadowed by Death of Mandela's Great-Granddaughter Delia Robertson, VOA News
11 June 2010Nelson Mandela's great-grand daughter dies in car crashWikinews
3 July 2010Buses Hit Truck in Zimbabwe, 18 KilledVOA News
4 July 2010Tragedia en Congo: más de 200 muertos por estallido de camión cisterna Wikinoticias
3 August 20104 Sierra Leone Peacekeepers Killed In Darfur AccidentVOA Breaking News
11 August 201050 Dead in Congo After Truck Falls Into LakeVOA News
11 August 2010S. Africa Auto Workers Strike Wednesday Over Salary DisputeVOA Breaking News
12 August 201050 Dead in Congo After Truck Falls Into LakeVOA Breaking News
15 August 2010Multi-Vehicle Accident Kills 20 in NigeriaVOA Breaking News
17 August 2010Africa’s Roads Need To Be Made SaferKim Lewis, VOA News
20 August 2010South Africa Auto Strike EndsVOA Breaking News
25 August 20108 S. Africa Children Killed In Bus-Train CrashVOA Breaking News
25 August 2010S. AFRICA – CHILDREN KILLEDVOA Breaking News
29 August 2010South African Driver Arrested For Deadly Schoolbus CrashVOA Breaking News
30 August 2010S. African Driver Due In Court In Deadly School Bus CrashVOA Breaking News
8 September 2010Morocco Bus Crash Kills 9 Portuguese TouristsVOA Breaking News
16 September 2010Bus Accident Kills 37 in SudanVOA Breaking News
19 September 201023 Malawians Killed in South Africa CrashVOA Breaking News
3 October 2010Body of German Businessman Found in South AfricaVOA Breaking News
23 October 2010Taxi Accident Kills 18 In South AfricaVOA Breaking News
2 November 201033 Killed in Nigerian Bus CrashVOA Breaking News
9 November 2010Truck Crash Kills 40 in DR CongoVOA Breaking News
14 November 2010UN Peacekeepers Construct Vital Road In Congo David Axe, VOA News
16 November 2010South African Taxi Drivers Protest Demerit SystemVOA Breaking News
12 December 2010Hands On The Wheel, Emil! Sonny Young, VOA News
25 December 2010Egyptian Bus Crash Kills 8 American TouristsVOA News
26 December 2010Bus-Truck Crash in Egypt Kills 8 AmericansVOA Breaking News
26 December 2010Egyptian Bus Crash Kills 8 American TouristsVOA Breaking News
7 February 2011Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Suffocate in Truck in MozambiqueLisa Schlein, VOA News
11 February 2011Highway Project Will Connect Southern Sudan to Outside World Matt Richmond, VOA News
13 February 2011Uganda Opposition Leader Survives Car Crash Peter Clottey, VOA News
18 February 2011Striking S.African Truckers Consider New Wage Hike OfferVOA Breaking News
19 February 2011South African Truckers’ Unions Reach Wage Hike AgreementsVOA Breaking News
7 May 2011Togo Bus Crash Kills 26, Dozens InjuredVOA Breaking News
15 June 2011Higher Fuel Taxes Driving Togolese Motorists to Black MarketVOA News
18 June 2011Bus Crash in Sudan Kills 28VOA Breaking News
19 June 2011Malawi Government Security Vehicles Fuel Controversy Peter Clottey, VOA News
30 July 2011Bus Crash in Zimbabwe Kills 18VOA News
31 July 2011Bus Crash in Zimbabwe Kills 18VOA Breaking News
3 August 201113 Killed In New Zimbabwe Bus CrashVOA Breaking News
3 August 2011Nigerian Robbery Victims Struck by Speeding Bus, 13 DeadVOA Breaking News
5 August 20118 Killed in Ivory Coast Bus CrashVOA Breaking News
5 August 201130 Killed in Ivory Coast Bus CrashVOA Breaking News
24 August 2011South Africa School Bus Crash Kills 15VOA Breaking News
25 August 201119 Killed in Zimbabwe Bus CrashesVOA Breaking News
31 August 2011South Africa Bus Accident Kills 11VOA Breaking News
7 September 2011South Sudan's Juba-Bor Road Almost ImpassableVOA News
10 December 201130 Killed in Head-On Crash in South AfricaVOA Breaking News
18 December 2011Kenya's Minibus Drivers Say They Cannot Afford to StrikeGabe Joselow, VOA News
14 February 2012President's Car Attacked in SenegalVOA News
3 March 201250 Repprted Killed in Road Accident in GuineaVOA Breaking News
6 March 2012South Africa Protesters March Against Tolls Roads, Labor BrokeringDelia Robertson, VOA News
4 April 2012Porsche Luxury Cars Parks First Dealership in Nigeria Ricci Shryock, VOA News
25 April 2012Infamous Johannesburg Minibus Taxi Drivers Get Trained to BehaveVOA News
2 May 2012Kenyan Driving Schools Aim to Decrease Road Fatalities Jill Craig, VOA News
4 June 2012'Rhino Charge' Assists Conservation Efforts Jill Craig, VOA News
12 July 2012100 Dead in Nigeria Fuel Truck FireVOA Breaking News
12 July 2012Dozens Killed in Nigeria Fuel Truck FireVOA Breaking News
28 August 2012China Offers Bank Credit, Police Cars to Egypt’s PresidentVOA Breaking News
29 October 2012Kenyan Minibus Driver Seeks to Unionize to Stop Road RageJill Craig, VOA News
14 November 2012Autorickshaws Venture into Car-Crazy JohannesburgAnita Powell, VOA News
17 November 2012Egypt bus and train crash kills dozens of childrenWikinews
17 November 2012Train, Bus Collision in Egypt Kills Scores of School ChildrenVOA Breaking News
16 December 2012Zimbabwean footballer Adam Ndlovu dies in car accident aged 42Wikinews
9 January 2013How The Petrol Price Is Calculated In South AfricaNico Kleynhans
28 January 2013DRC Road Users Protest Tolls, Lack of MaintenanceNick Long, VOA News
29 January 2013South Africa Struggles to Reduce Road Fatalities
After yet another deadly holiday season on South Africa’s roads, the government is calling on citizens to do more to prevent accidents - especially as more than half the accidents were linked to alcohol use.
News Article (text & video)
Publisher: VOA News
7 February 2013Zambia Road Collision Leaves Over 50 DeadVOA News
8 February 2013عشرات القتلى والجرحى في تصادم حافلة مع شاحنة في زامبيا ويكي الأخبار
28 February 2013South Africa Probes Death of Man Dragged Behind VanVOA News
1 March 2013Eight Officers Arrested in South African Dragging DeathVOA News
26 March 2013In South Sudan, A Wait Too Long for Bridge Repairs Mugume Davis Rwakaringi, VOA News
23 April 2013Five Killed in South Sudan Highway AttacksCharlton Doki, VOA News
31 May 2013Mueren cuatro mexicanos en accidente carretero en Egipto Wikinoticias
6 June 2013Liberia Has New Traffic Lights, Has Anyone Noticed?Jennifer Lazuta, VOA News
12 June 2013Kenyan Lawmakers Accept Pay Cut, Luxury Car AllowanceVOA News
19 June 2013S. Sudan, Uganda to Step up Border, Road PatrolsCharlton Doki, VOA News
24 June 2013Chinese Factory Tries to Sell Trucks to Wary Ugandans Hilary Heuler, VOA News
1 July 2013Death Toll in Uganda Fuel Tanker Accident Rises to 31 James Butty, VOA News
21 August 2013Jubans Say Boda Boda Ban Makes Travel Tougher, Fares Higher Mugume Davis Rwakaringi, VOA News
21 August 2013Ugandans Complain after S. Sudan Boda Boda Ban Anthony Mogga, VOA News
29 August 2013Ethiopian Taxi Driver, Keyboardist Reinvents Music Career Deborah Block, VOA News
29 August 2013New Uganda Campaign Aims to Prevent Motorbike Accidents Hilary Heuler, VOA News
29 August 2013Over 40 Killed in Kenya Bus CrashVOA News
9 September 2013S. Africa Motor Industry Workers on StrikeThuso Khumalo, VOA News
17 September 2013Sierra Leone Bans Right-Hand Vehicles as HazardsNina de Vries, VOA News
20 October 2013Witnesses: 19 Dead at Fake Nigerian CheckpointVOA News
11 November 2013Bus Driver Shot Dead in South Sudan AttackYasolo Oketa James, VOA News
13 November 2013Nigerian Motorcycle Taxis Driven Away by Ban Heather Murdock, VOA News
14 November 2013South Africa's Upper Class Buying More Luxury CarsPeter Cox, VOA News
18 November 2013Train Hits Vehicles in Egypt, Killing 24VOA News
19 December 2013Prototype Solar Cars Train Future Alternative Energy Experts
In South Africa, students at the University of Johannesburg have taken on the challenge of building their own solar cars and racing them in competitions. While it offers plenty of thrills, the goal behind the program is to train future experts in alternative energy.
News Article (text & video)
Publisher: VOA News
16 February 2014Four Killed in Blast on Egypt Tour BusElizabeth Arrott, VOA News
21 February 2014New Ugandan Agency Avoids Real Road Safety Challenges Hilary Heuler, VOA News
17 April 2014Cameroon Heart Patients Have a Bumpy Road to Care Eugene Nforngwa, VOA News
13 August 2014For Nairobi's Disabled, an Equal Chance Behind the WheelLenny Ruvaga, VOA News
17 September 2014Fixing South Sudan: Warrap State Starts Road RepairsAyuel Santino Manut, VOA News
29 September 2014Nearly 60 Killed in South Sudan Road CrashWaakhe Simon Wudu, VOA News
5 November 2014At Least 18 Killed in School Bus Crash in EgyptVOA News
17 November 2014Breathalyzers Curb Traffic Carnage on Kenyan RoadsLenny Ruvaga, VOA News
22 November 2014Al-Shabab Kills 28 Bus Passengers in KenyaVOA News
12 December 2014Three Killed in Latest Crash on South Sudan Road Mugume Davis Rwakaringi, VOA News
16 December 2014Private Transport Leading Safety Reforms on Kampala’s RoadsLizabeth Paulat, VOA News
17 February 2015In Uganda, Lease-to-Own Boda Bodas are Good Business Serginho Roosblad, VOA News
12 March 2015South Sudan Women Break the 'Grease' Ceiling Mugume Davis Rwakaringi, VOA News
20 April 20157 Killed as al-Shabab Targets UNICEF Bus in SomaliaAbdulaziz Billow, VOA News
30 April 2015Liberian Motorcycle Operators Seek Justice in Death of RiderJames Butty, VOA News
28 May 2015New Road Leads to New Business in CameroonMoki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
11 June 2015Navigating Kenya, Uber on a Bumpy RideHilary Heuler, VOA News
2 July 2015Rebel Attacks Scare Truck Drivers Supplying CARMoki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
7 July 2015Uber Wants Johannesburg Police ProtectionGillian Parker, VOA News
20 July 2015Four Killed in Attack on South Sudan HighwayWaakhe Simon Wudu, VOA News
12 August 2015Kenya's Deaf Cabbies Use Uber App to Compete Lenny Ruvaga, VOA News
21 August 2015Fresh Rebel Activity in CAR Scares Truck DriversMoki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
2 September 2015Swaziland Rejects 'Propaganda' Tied to Fatal WreckPeter Clottey, VOA News
17 September 2015Oil Tanker Explosion Kills Scores in S. SudanVOA News
17 September 2015South Sudan fuel tanker explosion kills dozensWikinews
18 September 2015Death Toll for South Sudan Tanker Accident Rises to 150VOA News
25 September 2015Novi svetski rekord: Rainer Zietlow i Goodyear za devet dana od Južne Afrike do Norveške Викивести
29 September 2015S. African Motorists Allege Police Abuses in DUI Crackdown Darren Taylor, VOA News
30 September 2015Death Toll Tops 200 in South Sudan Fuel Tanker ExplosionPhilip Aleu, VOA News
1 October 2015South Africans Protest Against Reckless DrivingDarren Taylor, VOA News
20 October 2015Supplies for CAR Pile Up as Truckers Refuse to DriveMoki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
29 October 2015Around 180 Dead in South Sudan Fuel Truck ExplosionTito Justin, VOA News
20 November 2015New Highway Boosts Cameroon, Nigeria TradeMoki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
23 November 2015African Business Slowed by Truck Drivers' StrikeMoki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
25 December 2015100 Killed in Gas Tanker Blast in NigeriaVOA News
27 December 2015Kenyan Bus Hero Says Won't Change Route After AttackHarun Maruf, VOA News
5 January 2016Zimbabwe Government Hikes Traffic Fines to Boost RevenueSebastian Mhofu, VOA News
7 January 201660 Killed, 200 Injured in Truck Bombing in Western LibyaVOA News
7 January 2016Libya Suffers Deadliest Bombing Since Fall of Gadhafi Henry Ridgwell, VOA News
7 January 2016US Gives Nigeria 24 Armored Vehicles for Boko Haram FightVOA News
8 January 2016Kenyan Bus Attack Survivor: Let Us ‘Live Peacefully Together’Jill Craig, VOA News
12 January 2016Almost 2,000 Killed on S. Africa Roads During HolidaysVOA News
5 February 2016Nairobi Taxi Drivers Say Uber Driving Them Out of BusinessJill Craig, VOA News
18 February 201653 Dead in Ghana Road CrashVOA News
26 February 2016Black Rhino Wheels Partners with Save the Rhino InternationalBlack Rhino Wheels
29 February 2016Ethiopia’s Free Rural Ambulance Service ‘Halves’ Pregnancy-related DeathsVOA News
23 March 2016Uber Car Burned In Nairobi; Driver EscapesJoshua Fatzick, VOA News
31 March 2016Antonio J. Silva LDA Transportes E Logistica (AJS), Breaks Ground on Trailer FactoryAntonio J. Silva LDA Transportes E Logistica (AJS)
6 April 2016New Abidjan Car Services Inspired by Uber
As the company makes inroads in Africa, entrepreneurs in the West African nation of Ivory Coast are trying to stay one step ahead. At least four Uber-like car services have launched since last year.
News Article (text & video)
Publisher: VOA News
Topic: Uber
18 April 2016UN Ambassador's Motorcade Hits, Kills Boy in CameroonMegan Duzor, VOA News
29 April 2016Speeding Causes Spike in Deaths on South African Roads Darren Taylor, VOA News
30 April 2016Alcohol Fuels High Death Toll on South African Roads Darren Taylor, VOA News
1 May 2016Drunken Drivers Needn't Worry in South Africa Darren Taylor, VOA News
2 May 2016Majority of Traffic Fatalities in South Africa Tied to Drunken Driving Darren Taylor, VOA News
10 May 2016Uber Struggles, But Spreads in AfricaNastasia Peteuil, VOA News
12 May 2016In Bid to End Fuel Shortage, Nigeria Hikes Price Nearly 70 PercentChris Stein, VOA News
17 May 2016Nigerian Labor Union Vows Strike Will Take Place as PlannedJames Butty, VOA News
1 June 2016Kenya's Annual Rhino Charge Raises Record $1.4M for Conservation Jill Craig, VOA News
6 June 2016Sparrows Car Wash Systems Nigeria Signs Exclusive Country Deal with Global Industry Leader Otto Christ GermanySparrows Car Wash Systems
21 June 2016Senegal to Park Colorful ‘Cars rapide’ Permanently Ricci Shryock, VOA News
24 June 2016IOM: 19 Ethiopians Suffocated in Truck Found in ZambiaLisa Schlein, VOA News
11 July 2016Africa's Richest Man Plans Refinery to End Nigeria's Gasoline Woes Chris Stein, VOA News
14 July 2016Terror on the Road for People Fleeing South Sudan Lizabeth Paulat, VOA News
28 July 2016Uganda Unveils its First Solar-powered Bus Maurice Magorane, VOA News
30 September 2016Senegal Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport, Telecommunications & ICT Brings Needed Stability to Rural Senegalese Roads with Help of Midwest Industrial Supply, Inc.Midwest Industrial Supply, Inc.
11 October 2016South African Woman Breaks Motorsport Boundaries Darren Taylor, VOA News
20 October 2016S. Sudan President Threatens to Personally Run Military if Road Attacks ContinueTito Justin, VOA News
11 December 2016Kenya Fuel Truck Crash Kills at Least 33VOA News
16 January 2017PENETRON Provides Permanent Protection for the Mall of AfricaThe Penetron Group
10 January 2017South Sudan Killings Lead to Travel Ban on Main Roads In and Out of ToritDimo Silva & Carol Van Dam Falk, VOA News
6 April 2017Minibus Hits Landmine, Kills 20 in SomaliaMohamed Olad Hassan, VOA News
11 April 2017Zambian Police Question Opposition Leader in Motorcade SpatAnita Powell, VOA News
21 April 2017Accidente de autobús escolar dejó 20 niños muertos en Sudáfrica Wikinoticias
26 April 2017Barred Food Trucks for Burundi Return to Rwandan CapitalEloge Willy Kaneza, VOA News
6 May 2017Accidente de autobús escolar en Tanzania deja 35 muertos Wikinoticias
6 May 2017Dozens Killed in Tanzanian School Bus CrashVOA News
13 May 2017Tanzania Cracks Down on School Bus Safety Following Deadly Crash Sophie Tremblay, VOA News
24 May 2017Tanzanian Kids Hurt in Horrific Bus Crash Recovering in US Mary Mgawe, VOA News
26 May 2017How One Zambian Traffic Incident Led to a Treason ChargeAnita Powell, VOA News
4 July 2017Malawi Faces Resistance to New Bus Safety MeasuresLameck Masina, VOA News
5 July 2017Tanzania Seeks Release of Truckers Kidnapped in DRCVOA News
3 August 2017Attack on South Sudan Bus Convoy Kills 6Waakhe Simon Wudu, VOA News
8 August 2017US Soldiers Deployed to Somalia Teaching Partners How to Drive Trucks Carla Babb, VOA News
11 September 2017ICRC Driver Killed in South Sudan AmbushTito Justin, VOA News
25 September 2017From Dishwasher to Millionaire, Ethiopian Refugee Achieves American Dream Tigist Geme, VOA News
1 October 2017Somali Man Arrested in Suspected Canada 'Lone Wolf' AttackVOA News
8 October 2017At Least 6 Dead From Gas Station Explosions in GhanaVOA News
24 October 2017Kenya Deputy Chief Justice's Driver Shot, InjuredVOA News
31 December 2017Bus Crash in Kenya Kills 30VOA News
4 January 201818 Killed, Hundreds Injured in South Africa Train CrashVOA News
3 February 2018Britain Embraces China's 'One Belt' Initiative; Washington Offers Warning Henry Ridgwell, VOA News
12 February 2018African Immigrant Truckers Turn a Profit on Open Road Arzouma Kompaore, VOA News
5 March 2018Cameroon Assigns Road Construction to Military Over Boko Haram ThreatsMoki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
10 May 2018Bus Strike Drives Home South African Labor TensionsNadia Samie, VOA News
11 June 2018Ugandan Leader Calls for Banning Hoodies, Requiring Tracking of VehiclesCatherine Nambi, VOA News
5 July 2018Kenya's Digital Taxi Services Paralyzed, Strike Enters 4th DayRael Ombuor, VOA News
22 July 201811 South African Taxi Drivers Killed in AmbushVOA News
31 July 2018Free Ambulance Service Imperiled in Somali CapitalMohamed Olad Hassan, VOA News
14 August 2018Uganda President’s Car Attacked, Damaged in CampaignHalima Athumani, VOA News
31 August 2018China to Use Africa Forum to Defend Belt and Road InitiativeBill Ide, VOA News
21 December 2018Nigeria OKs Firearms for its Road Safety Officers Timothy Obiezu, VOA News
31 December 2018Zimbabwe Hikes Traffic Fines to Boost Revenue Columbus Mavhunga, VOA News
20 March 2019Hundreds of Trucks Blocked on Cameroon-CAR Border Moki Edwin Kindzeka, VOA News
4 April 2019Ugandan Forces Search for Abducted US Tourist and DriverHalima Athumani, VOA News
7 April 2019Ugandan Forces Free Kidnapped American Tourist, DriverVOA News
8 April 2019Museveni Says Uganda is Safe for Tourists After Security Rescued US AbducteeHalima Athumani, VOA News
8 April 2019Uganda Denies Paying Ransom for Release of Tourist, DriverHalima Athumani, VOA News
8 April 2019Ugandan Forces Free Kidnapped American Tourist, DriverVOA News
13 April 2019Deadly Protests Erupt in Mogadishu Over Killing of Rickshaw DriverMohamed Olad Hassan, VOA News
17 April 20194 Killed in Mogadishu Car BombingsHarun Maruf, VOA News
24 April 2019Lack of Clean Water in Angola Leads to Opportunity in Delivery Services Elizabete Casimiro, VOA News
19 May 201916 Hurt in Egypt Tour Bus Attack Near GizaVOA News
26 January 2021Kenya's Electric Taxi Fleet Expanding Fast Ruud Elmendorp, Voice of America News


Documents

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June 2007Road Traffic Injury Is an Escalating Burden in Africa and Deserves Proportionate Research EffortsEmmanuel Lagarde
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Identification of Risks of Failure of Pneumatic Tyres of Passenger Vehicles in GhanaResearch Report ( PDF) 1.2MB · 12 pages
Authors: Gabriel S.K. Akakpo, et. al.
Publisher: International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research


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From Zimbabwe's Comedians Ridicule Country's Depressed Christmas on 24 December 2018
Some Zimbabweans will spend most of their time in fuel queues this Christmas. The country has been struggling to import enough for months, Dec. 24, 2018.
Photo by Columbus Mavhunga, Voice of America
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From Zimbabwe's Comedians Ridicule Country's Depressed Christmas on 24 December 2018
Forty-year-old Clive Mushayi became a street vendor four years ago after losing his job as an automobile mechanic. He says he cannot afford to go to his rural home east of Harare to be with his relatives this Christmas, Dec. 23, 2018.
Photo by Columbus Mavhunga, Voice of America
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