The official death toll continues to rise following a ferry disaster off Zanzibar. Relatives and residents vent their anger at the authorities for failing to ensure adequate safety measures. Time was ...

Zanzibar's state minister for emergencies Mohammed Aboud said the death toll from the disaster early on Saturday had risen to 190. His earlier estimate put the number of dead at 163. Aboud said rescue ...

A ferry with more than 280 people on board sank off the east African coast of the Zanzibar archipelago on Wednesday, but it was unclear whether anyone had been killed, officials said. The ferry, MV ...

ARUSHA, Tanzania – A Zanzibar official says 12 people were killed in a ferry accident off the coast of Tanzania's island region of Zanzibar. Mwinyihaji Makame, a deputy minister in the office of the ...

STONE TOWN, Zanzibar (Reuters) - Rescue workers fought rough seas on Thursday to search for survivors after an overcrowded ferry sank near the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar, but hopes of ...

Survivors of a ferry accident off the popular tourist archipelago of Zanzibar in which at least 193 died on Saturday, according to a minister, said overcrowding caused the disaster. Survivors of a ...

The death toll from Tanzania's ferry disaster could significantly rise after it emerged there were more than 1,000 passengers aboard the vessel when it capsized last week, the Zanzibar government said ...

A ferry sailing between Africa's eastern coast and the islands of Zanzibar sank after capsizing on Wednesday, killing at least 38 people. Officials said more than 140 people had been rescued so far ...

STONE TOWN, Zanzibar (Reuters) - Rescue workers fought rough seas on Thursday to search for more than 100 people missing after an overcrowded ferry sank near the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar, ...

This weekend the tiny islands of the Zanzibar archipelago made it on to the news pages of newspapers in the west rather than their usual spot in the travel sections. Early on Saturday morning, the MV ...

STONE TOWN, Zanzibar -- A ferry with more than 250 people on board, including some foreigners, capsized and sank between the east African coast and the Zanzibar archipelago today, killing at least 31 ...