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Bombs Rock Political Rally in Arusha, Tanzania

Source: AllAfrica

At least three people are feared dead and 20 others seriously injured after three explosions rocked a political rally in Arusha Saturday evening (June 15th), Tanzania's Daily News reported. The incident occurred at around 6 pm as Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) National Chairman Freeman Mbowe stepped down from the platform after addressing a rally at the Soweto Basketball Grounds in Central Kaloleni Ward.

Mbowe was accompanied by Arusha Urban parliamentarian Godbless Lema and several other regional CHADEMA officials when an object flew towards them, landed in the midst of the crowd and exploded with a deafening sound. People were screaming and fleeing in all directions seeking cover when two more explosions detonated. 

Arusha Regional Police Commander Liberatus Sabas said police were still investigating the incident and he could not confirm the number of casualties.

The victims were initially taken to Mount Meru Regional Hospital, and some were moved to other hospitals, including Selian Lutheran Hospital.

Mbowe was not harmed. "I am okay, we are all fine," he said, visibly shaken, as he was escorted to his car. The campaign rally was the last of a series taking place before Arusha City votes Sunday to fill open seats for representatives in Kaloleni, Themi, Elerai and Kimandolu wards.

Trinidad and Tobago

Source: BBC Monitor

Trinidad and Tobago is one of the wealthiest countries in the Caribbean, thanks to its large reserves of oil and gas, the exploitation of which dominates its economy. 

Inhabited mostly by people of African and Indian descent, the two-island state enjoys a per capita income well above the average for Latin America. Natural gas - much of it exported to the US - is expected to overtake oil as its main source of revenue. 

Dependence on oil has made the republic a hostage to world crude prices, whose fall during the 1980s and early 1990s led to the build-up of a large foreign debt, widespread unemployment and labour unrest. 

As with other nations in the region, Trinidad and Tobago - a major trans-shipment point for cocaine - has become ridden with drug and gang-related violence. This has clogged up the courts and has fuelled a high murder rate and much of the corruption that is reputedly endemic in the police. It also threatens the tourism industry. In response, the government reintroduced capital punishment in 1999, despite strong international pressure not to do so.

Trinidad and Tobago hosts the Caribbean Court of Justice, a regional supreme court which aims to replace Britain's Privy Council as a final court of appeal. The council had been seen as an obstacle to the speedy implementation of death sentences.

Sighted by the explorer Christopher Columbus in 1498, Trinidad was settled by the Spanish before being taken by Britain in 1797. A succession of European powers laid claim to Tobago. Calypso music and steel drum bands feature in carnival celebrations on the larger island. Relaxed and peaceful in comparison to its densely-populated neighbour, Tobago attracts diving enthusiasts and nature lovers. The island is self-governing.

BRAZIL

Source: BBC Monitor

Brazil is South America's most influential country, an economic giant and one of the world's biggest democracies. It is one of the rising economic powers - otherwise known as BRICS nations - together with Russia, India, China and South Africa. Over the past few years it has made major strides in its efforts to raise millions out of poverty. 

The discovery of major offshore oil reserves could propel the country into the top league of oil-exporting nations.The exploitation of the Amazon rainforest, much of which is in Brazil, has been a major international worry, since the wilderness is a vital regulator of the climate. It is also an important reservoir of plant and animal life. 

A drive to move settlers to the Amazon region during military rule in the 1970s caused considerable damage to vast areas of rainforest. A jaguar, resting in an Amazon reserve, is one of several species threatened by human encroachment. Deforestation by loggers and cattle ranchers remains controversial, but government-sponsored migration programmes have been halted. 

In 2005 the government reported that one fifth of the Amazon forests had been cleared by deforestation.Deforestation has been slowed down by extra policing and pressure from environmental and consumer groups. The government has fined illegal cattle ranchers and loggers, while the food industries have banned products from illegally deforested areas, such as soya beans and beef.