Africa News Tonight: Probe demand for Tanzania Chadema leader’s death, Kenya mourns school fire victims, Africa eyes China-US competition - September 09, 2024

Africa News Tonight - VOA Africa

There are calls for a thorough investigation into the kidnapping and death of Ali Kibao, an official in Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party, over the weekend. Kenya begins three days of national mourning Monday following the death of at least 21 students in a boarding school inferno in central Kenya, as officials search for at least 17 still missing from the blaze. The recent Forum on China-Africa Cooperation came as African leaders eye mounting great power competition between the United States and China over resources and influence on the continent.