Kidnapped Drivers Arrive Back in Tanzania

The truck drivers were freed by DR Congo soldiers after a fierce battle with the rebels.

  • East Africa:   Kidnapped Drivers Narrate Ordeal

    Daily News, 22 September 2016

    Emotions were high at the VIP Terminal of the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam yesterday as relatives gathered to receive ten drivers who were rescued… Read more »

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Suzan Kolimba, Ambassador of DRC to Tanzania, Mr Jean-Pierre Mutamba (second left) and the Director of Africa Department, Ambassador Samwel Shelukindo, receive some of the 10 Tanzanian drivers who were kidnapped by armed bandits in DRC recently on arrival at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam.

  • East Africa:   Kidnapped Tanzanian Drivers Back Home

    Citizen, 22 September 2016

    An air of sadness engulfed the grounds of Julius Nyerere International Airport VIP lounge yesterday as 10 Tanzanian drivers who were kidnaped by rebels in DRC Congo last week… Read more »

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