TRANSPORT-SENEGAL: Relatives of Ferry Disaster Marching in Memory

When the news broke in Dakar in September that the Joola passenger ferry had capsized on its voyage from Ziguinchor hundreds of families and friends of those on board went down to the port to look for information and to pray.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Regional Trips Handy in Fighting Travel Warnings

Two months after the Bali blasts, South-east Asian countries are busy working on a homemade remedy - regional travel - to make up for the slack on tourism during what should be a much busier travel season.

ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Kyoto is Still Far

France has made considerable progress in reduction of greenhouse gases, but will still fail to meet the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol if it does not intensify efforts to reduce emissions, according to an official report published last week.

ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Kyoto is Still Far

France has made considerable progress in reduction of greenhouse gases, but will still fail to meet the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol if it does not intensify efforts to reduce emissions, according to an official report published last week.

CUBA: Epidemic of Traffic Accidents Claims Life of Popular Singer

Popular Cuban singer Polo Montañez died in Havana of severe head injuries suffered in a car crash, the most prominent recent death in an epidemic of traffic accidents that claims thousands of lives a year in this Caribbean island nation.

CUBA: Epidemic of Traffic Accidents Claims Life of Popular Singer

Popular Cuban singer Polo Montañez died in Havana of severe head injuries suffered in a car crash, the most prominent recent death in an epidemic of traffic accidents that claims thousands of lives a year in this Caribbean island nation.

CUBA: Epidemic of Traffic Accidents Claims Life of Popular Singer

Popular Cuban singer Polo Montañez died in Havana of severe head injuries suffered in a car crash, the most prominent recent death in an epidemic of traffic accidents that claims thousands of lives a year in this Caribbean island nation.

TRANSPORT: Reducing Road Carnage in Nigeria

Every year, when Christmas is approaching, the Nigerian Road Safety Commission launches campaigns for road users throughout the vast West African country.

TRANSPORT: Reducing Road Carnage in Nigeria

Every year, when Christmas is approaching, the Nigerian Road Safety Commission launches campaigns for road users throughout the vast West African country.

TRANSPORT: Neighbours Reap Fruits of Cote D’Ivoire’s Conflict

Ports in Ghana, Togo and Benin have enjoyed a sharp increase in traffic as a result of the army rebellion in Cote d'Ivoire.

TRANSPORT: Neighbours Reap Fruits of Cote D’Ivoire’s Conflict

Ports in Ghana, Togo and Benin have enjoyed a sharp increase in traffic as a result of the army rebellion in Cote d'Ivoire.

TRANSPORT-SENEGAL: Ferry Death Toll Nears 1000

-The search for bodies is over, the three days of national mourning have finished, but the shipwreck of the Joola passenger ferry still dominates everything in Senegal.

/REPEAT/ TRANSPORT-SENEGAL: Ferry Death Toll Reaches around 1000

The search for bodies is over, the three days of national mourning have finished, but the shipwreck of the Joola passenger ferry still dominates everything in Senegal.

TRANSPORT-SENEGAL: Ferry Death Toll Reaches around 1000

The search for bodies is over, the three days of national mourning have finished, but the shipwreck of the Joola passenger ferry still dominates everything in Senegal.

ARGENTINA: Corruption, Lack of Regulations Blamed for Bus Tragedy

The driver, the police and even the passengers themselves shared responsibility for the tragedy in the Argentine province of Catamarca in which 47 people died when a bus careened off a 30-metre cliff.

TRANSPORT-AFRICA: Transcontinental Railway Moving Closer to Reality

The 130 year-old dream of linking Africa with a transcontinental railway is moving closer to reality as transportation ministers from over 50 African countries prepare their position papers in anticipation of a forthcoming General Assembly meeting of the Union of African Railways in November.

RIGHTS: Former Air Afrique Workers Demand Back Pay

Former women employees of the now-defunct Air Afrique are demanding a ten-month salary in back pay still owed them by the airline.

TRANSPORT-SWAZILAND: New Highway Offers Opportunities and Dangers

Sociologists, rights activists, law enforcers and government officials from several fields will be watching the impact of a new highway that will open the northern portion of this small, traditional African kingdom to modern transportation.

TRANSPORT: African Truckers Seek New Ways to Combat Highway Crime

In a highly competitive and sometimes dangerous business, road freight companies and drivers are strategizing new ways to combat crooks set on stealing their vehicles, contents and all, and operate safely on Africa's pot-hole pocked and sometimes non-existent roads.

TRANSPORT-CARIBBEAN: Shippers Face U.S. Security Demands

Caribbean shippers face costly U.S. demands to increase security at ports and marine facilities or risk lost business and other penalties.

POLITICS: World’s Sea Ports Vulnerable to Attack, U.N. Warns

The world's sea ports are vulnerable to terrorism, the United Nations warned Monday.