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At least 224 are confirmed dead in Tanzania following last week's ferry disaster..
A full probe has now been launched
The Government has launched a full investigation into the sinking, and the board of directors of the Surface and Marine Transport authority has been dissolved. Plus: Liberians call for probe into the missing millions, said to have vanished from a container during the presidential handover. And the UN holds a Nelson Mandela Peace Summit.
(Image: An aerial image showing the capsized ferry MV Nyerere in Lake Victoria. Credit: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
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