Africa has the fewest roads and cars of any region, and yet the largest ratio of vehicle deaths, caused by the usual suspects -- unsafe habits, speeding and drinking -- ...

Behind Nigeria’s Deadliest Road Incident in Years, a Quest for Cheap Fuel More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded.

A devastating collision between a bus and a truck on the R34 near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, claimed 12 lives ...

Traffic-related fatalities in sub-Saharan Africa accounted for nearly one-fifth of road deaths globally in 2021, even though the region holds only 15 percent of the world’s population and only 3 ...

Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the death of more than 140 people in an explosion as they were trying to scoop up fuel from an overturned fuel ...

South Africa is the world’s most dangerous country to drive in, ... South Africa had an estimated road traffic death rate of 24.5 per 100 000 people, Zutobi said.

An online survey of over 2,000 drivers ranks South Africa 21st out of 25 countries assessed. Or in other terms, if one is not scary at all and 10 is like driving through the end of days, South ...

A recent World Health Organisation report found that Africa surpassed the rest of the world, including Southeast Asia – which recorded the most road deaths – with a record ratio of 19.5 people ...