A weekly summary of the most newsworthy events coming out of Africa as selected by the African Studies students at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
Monday, March 17, 2014
16 dead in Nigeria Over Government Jobs
The Nigerian government offered testing for 4,500 jobs in the immigration department on Saturday. Over 125,000 applicants went to various testing centers. Due to exhaustion and heat, 16 of these applicants are now reported dead, along with various others who fainted during the wait. One testing center in Akure, experienced tragedy, when more than 12,000 applicants stampeded.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201403170898.html
Victoria Ojeme
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