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Diplomacy and Events / Re: An Offer to Noobia
« on: August 29, 2019, 11:00:22 PM »
10:00 hours
Presidential palace
Capital city of Pharse, Noobia


“What do you mean the governor doesn’t have any news yet? It’s already been three days,” exclaimed a fuming president Achebe. Enraged, he looked around his office for something to throw and settled on a half-empty bottle of sparkling water. His secretary was quick enough to duck out of the way.

“Please, Mr president,” pleaded his secretary Robert Pigalle, “You must understand that the governor of Tudu Grace Somieur has her hands full with handling the actual cyclone aftermath.”

“I know that, you idiot,” replied Achebe, “And I know damn well the whole country has seen those satellite images CNN keeps repeating the story at the top of every hour. A story which I told you to bury. What concerns me much more is the impact this journalist’s death will have on our investments, not whether those fishers have a dry bed tonight or not. Get me Grace on the phone! Tell her this is bloody urgent.

“Yes sir, right away.”

“And we need to move our foreign funds to a less hostile location. Someplace like Temora or Zimalia, for example. Gilbert [Anambra, the foreign minister] tells me they don’t ask too many questions over there.”

(OOC: I can only respond to the available information to Achebe or other specific characters. The CNN press article is public knowledge. Your backroom discussions or military planning are not.)


15:00 hours
8 km south of Matudi
Tudu province, Noobia


TNT editor Chikelu Kaodilina had flown to Matudi to attend Latasha's funeral. At the local TNT office, he met up with Adimu Kobo. The two men shared a jeep ride out of the city.

“Police aren't sharing much information. Do you have any clue as to what it means?” asked Chikelu with a grim look on his old face.

“What means, Sir, is something quite disturbing,” replied Adimu. “We know the regime is corrupt. We just don’t know how deep it goes. Latasha and I had talked about possible corruption among the police. Because there are always some bad apples. Not just the usual traffic cops that ask a bribe when you drive around town. But real criminals.”

Chikelu turned his head and looked out of the jeep's window. The road into Matudi was almost deserted. No sign of any police checkpoints. At least he'd save some money by not having to bribe the cops. The suburbs looked completely destroyed. Pools of water mixed with broken branches.

After an hour of driving along the muddy road, they arrived in Latasha's village. The funeral turned out to be a large, confusing, and frightening affair. Large, because the funeral was for a young and beloved local journalist. Confusing, because of infrastructural and logistical problems. And frighting, because the body of Latasha was mostly unrecognisable. Or so he had been told by her relatives. It was a closed-casket funeral.

After the funeral, he hung around in the local village, speaking to the young woman's father. He was old and looked broken. Both emotionally and physically. Chikelu gave him some money. It wasn't much money. But it would have to do.

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International News Networks / Re: The Noobia Tribune (TNT)
« on: August 25, 2019, 08:15:53 PM »
Journalist murdered for speaking truth to power
Written by Chikelu Kaodilina, editor of The Noobia Tribune

It is with great sadness that I report on the death of our respected and beloved staff member Latasha Dooty (1990–25 August 2019). Ms Dooty was killed by a bomb while making her way to work in our field office Matudi.

Mr Adimu Kobo, a journalist and colleague of Dooty, reports that: "Latasha was a soft-spoken, very modest person but with great potential as a journalist. We don’t have many females on the ground, especially women who are very interested in covering issues related to politics. This is a tragedy." Another colleague, Mrs Debubia Firika, also weighs in: "This bomb was a deliberate attack on journalists. As she lost her life, the entire office is in shock. It is very emotional because you lost a colleague that was in contact with you yesterday." Her father, who did not wish to be interviewed, said she refused to get married because she wanted to keep supporting her family financially. He said she was very courageous and brave.

As for potential suspects, Mr Kobo blames the government: "Latasha was murdered for speaking truth to power. She wrote about the humanitarian crisis in Matudi. We were being professional, we were giving the facts, we were being balanced. But this didn't go down well with the central government in Pharse."

Meanwhile, local police have said they would look into the matter.

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: An Offer to Noobia
« on: August 25, 2019, 07:57:56 PM »
Presidential palace
Outside Pharse, Noobia


President Akubundu Achebe was greatly annoyed by all this international attention. Why did the international community wish to send all this aid and equipment? The people of Matudi had always fended for themselves. And they would surely continue to do so. The governor of Tudu province had assured him that everything was under control.

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To: the international community
From: Ministry of foreign affairs, Noobia

It is with great surprise and astonishment that we have read your diplomatic communique.

Please allow me to make two important clarifications.
  • First let me clarify the actual situation as it is: there is no humanitarian crisis in Noobia. Furthermore, there is no crisis at all. That gracious types of support that you so generously offer is therefore not needed. Our hospitals have more than enough stores of medicines. Furthermore, the people of Matudi are doing just fine. They certainly don't lack any food or other sustenance.
  • Second, it is regretful that this misunderstanding has been allowed to stand. The international community must not be so naive as to believe these lies on social media or other fake media sources that seek to undermine the stability of the Noobian nation. Specifically, it is well known that the revolutionary news rag TNT spreads all sort of lies.
Noobia hereby politely refuses any aid from foreign governments. We recommend that you share it with nations in actual need of such assistance.

Signed,
President Akubundu Achebe
of the
United Republic of Noobia

The foreign ministry had done as instructed. There was nothing further to do. With a clear conscience, president Achebe went to bed. He had a peaceful night without dreams or a single thought about the people of Matudi.


3rd floor of The Noobia Tribune headquarters
Capital city of Pharse, Noobia


The online news section of The Noobia Tribune flashed one red headline: BREAKING Journalist murdered for speaking truth to power.

Since he was promoted to editor of TNT in 2009, Mr Chikelu Kaodilina always prided himself on maintaining journalistic standards. The newspaper's aim was to promote free and democratic reporting. Even if this included going against his own government. This wasn't the first time he lost a journalist under suspicious circumstances. And sadly it wouldn't be the last time either.

But Chikelu remained determined to publish the truth. The city of Matudi was in serious need of assistance. But president Achebe seemed reluctant to accept any aid. Why was he so afraid to appear weak? What benefit did he get from not helping his own people?

Everyone at the Tribune knew their present was corrupt to the core. Which was evident from deforestation grants, all those faulty ferries capsizing without investigation, lofty economic plans that go nowhere, corrupt railway plans, and so many other stories they had published throughout the years.

Achebe and his cronies needed to go. But how?


Mr Chikelu Kaodilina, editor of The Noobia Tribune


(OOC: Alright. So who does one recruit here to instigate some regime change? This can go both ways: support Achebe in return for concessions, or plant your own puppet in return for concessions. I'm quite certain you all have a light and a dark side. A nice condemnation about human rights issues perhaps?)

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Is Mundus ignoring Noobia's cyclone disasters?
Written by Latasha Dooty

International donors have been slow to respond after tropical storms kill thousands in Noobia. The nation is reeling from two of the strongest storms ever to hit the country. Aid efforts were already stretched after Cyclone Céline in May which killed more than 6000 people.

Then, on Thursday, Cyclone Lambik made landfall, killing another 3800. Floodwaters triggered by Cyclone Lambik's heavy rains rage in parts of Noobia, causing homes to collapse. Entire communities have been wiped out. More than 160.000 people have been directly affected in the largely rural region, many left exposed and hungry. According to one international NGO's around one million people urgently need drinking water, food and medicine.

"Help us, we are losing everything!" residents of the northern city of Matudi shouted at passing cars as the rushing waters flooded their homes. Women and girls with buckets and pots tried to scoop away the torrent. But efforts proved to be in vain as the water continuously poured in through doorways.

Meanwhile, international donors have been slow to respond -- if at all. One senior official says if this happened anywhere else in the world, the reaction would be very different. So is the world ignoring another disaster in Ardia? And have donors lost interest?

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Tropical cyclone brings heavy rains to northeast Noobia
Written by Latasha Dooty

A tropical disturbance that formed over the Krimeon Sea earlier during the weekend has moved inland over Noobia and brought days of heavy rain to the provinces of Urashu, Tudu and Zadhasar. While the low-pressure area did not intensify, it continues to spread heavy rains across much of the already saturated regions of northeastern Noobia.

News reports from Urashu province confirmed at least 6 deaths due to floods, mostly near swollen rivers. Police have urged the public not to cross rivers until they have receded. The forecast for the next several days says the storm will track westward over the Krimeon Sea. Some weather models predict the storm will still increase in strength.

The development of the storm will mostly be encouraged by the warm waters now running between 25-27° Celsius. Once it develops over the warmer water of the Krimeon Sea, the storm is expected to begin making a turn to the south, but staying over open water. Eastern Noobia could then see up to 300mm of rain by Sunday. Meanwhile, Dodomasar province also saw some relief from the rain as the disturbance helped break the ongoing dry spell.

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Owners of Wara ferry arrested after deadly disaster
Written by Adimu Kobo

URASHU, Noobia -- The owners of a ferry that capsized in Wara killing 100 people have been arrested along with engineers who had allegedly certified the vessel, Noobia's judiciary said Sunday, March 31. "The committee set up to investigate the sinking of the ferry announced the arrest of the boat's owners," along with three engineers who "had certified that it complied with regulations", the Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement.

The boat was packed with families from Wara city crossing Lake Wara to celebrate the Spring holiday weekend. Most of the victims of the accident on March 21 were women and children. The strong current washed some bodies miles downstream, and dozens of people are still missing.

The tragedy came after authorities had warned that water levels were dangerously high, and sparked anger among Noobians who blamed official corruption and neglect. The judiciary did not name the owners who were arrested, but said they were caught in Noobia's westernmost Daresasar province. Their cases have been transferred to a panel of 3 judges and a prosecutor, it said.

The Noobian parliament has fired the governor of Urashu province, of which Wara is the capital city, who has gone on the run.

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Economics and Industry / Re: Mundus Economy
« on: October 20, 2018, 10:41:21 PM »
Short name: Noobia
Full name: United Republic of Noobia
Capital: Pharse
Population: 39,115,000
GDP per capita*: ₦1200
Literacy rate (%): 70%
Unemployment (%): 13%
Part of the Government in the GDP (%)**: 5,81%
GDP allowed to the military (%)***: 2,83%
Population density (x/km2): 24
Name of your national currency: Noobian Naira
Symbol of your national currency: ₦
Value of your national currency when converted to USD:
Three main exports of your nation: gems and precious metals (29%), coffee (11%), ores (7%)
Three main imports of your nation: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, medicines and chemicals

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Economics and Industry / Investment in Blue Economy
« on: September 27, 2018, 10:10:30 PM »
President Akubundu Achebe wasn't having such a good time. In fact, he was having a rather bad time. The opposition parties in government had been on his case all month about the failing shipping industry. "Achebe promises us heaven with his 'blue economy' fantasies," said one member of the opposition party NAC, "while at the same time our infrastructure is crumbling and shipping tragedies happen every week."

Achebe couldn't deny this. It was only last week that a ferry capsized on Lake Escarion. And during the summer there was another ferry that sunk, this time in Urashu province. In private he had already scolded the minister responsible for infrastructure about these ridiculous accidents. Yet in public, the government presented a united front to the public. The opposition is like wolves. The can smell any sign of weakness. If Achebe replaced his economy minister, he could be sure they would be coming for him next.

What he needed was a distraction. Something to take the people's mind of things. He had hoped to achieve this with his ambitious plan for a Blue Economy. But this plan seemed to have stalled in committee. Time to pick this up again and kick things into overdrive.

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GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

UNITED REPUBLIC OF NOOBIE
RECONSTRUCTION OF KUNAMI HARBOUR PROJECT
SECTOR: TRANSPORTATION/PORTS AND HARBOURS INFRASTRUCTURE

1. The Government of Noobia has search financing in the amount of USD 2.000,000,000.00 equivalent from an international partner toward the cost of the Reconstruction of Kunami Harbour Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. The expected implementation period for the overall project is 36 months. (OOC I would estimate 9-12 months of RP time.)

2. The project aims to construct harbour infrastructure facilities at the port of Kunami in Tudu province, with the possibility of additional construction in the port of Matudi in the same province. The scope of the project would include the design and supervision consultancy. Major components of the civil works would include the construction of quay walls, breakwaters, dredging of harbour basin and access channel and also the construction of shore protection where applicable.

3. The project will include the following components:
a) Civil Works for the reconstruction of quay walls, breakwaters and dredging of harbour basins in the above-mentioned location.
b) Environmental & Social Impact Study (ESIS)
c) Consultancy Service for design and supervision of construction works
d) Project Management Unit
e) Financial Audit by a certified local Auditor.

4. Procurement of contracts will be conducted through the existing procedures as specified in the Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works under Noobian law (2013 edition), and is open to all eligible bidders both national and international as defined in the guidelines. Civil Works shall be conducted through International Competitive Bidding. Financial Auditor shall be selected from a short-list of local auditing firms through least-cost selection.

5. Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included should contact the address below.

Tender Evaluation Section
Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Magu Lane, N-1000 Pharse
United Republic of Noobia
Email: [email protected]

(OOC: My very first RP. It builds on 4-5 news posts I shared previously about the dilapidated state of my economy. Hopefully this quest for international partnership will open up some more interesting avenues of RP. In due time I hope to add some drama into the mix. But I will keep those spoilers to myself, for now.)

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Escarion ferry capsize: Dozens killed as rescue effort suspended
Written by Adimu Kobo

Dozens of people have died in Noobia when a passenger ferry capsized in the west of Lake Escarion, an official said on Thursday. While it wasn't confirmed, it is believed more than 200 passengers were on board the vessel with a capacity of about 100 people.

"According to reports that President Akubundu Achebe has just received from the authorities in Mwanza, the toll now stands at more than 40 dead," Merson Misagwa, the president's spokesman, said on state television.

The boat known as MV Ereyne sank Thursday afternoon near Bakabo. "There were more than a hundred passengers on board when the ferry sank. It is feared that a significant number have lost their lives," said George Gymaha, head of Daresasar provincial council. He added that 37 people were rescued but those efforts were suspended until daybreak Friday. Mr Gymaha couldn't say how many people were on the ferry until the search-and-rescue operation was over.

TNT's very own Catherine Coi, reporting from Bakabo, said the boat was also carrying cargo when it went down. "What we also know from witnesses that the ferry appeared to be overloaded. It has a capacity of 100 people," she said. "The ferry was affected by bad weather as well."

In 1996, a ferry disaster on Lake Escarion in the same area killed more than 500 people. And only in July of this year, 50 people died in a ferry disaster in Noobia's northeastern province of Urashu, on a vessel that was ill-equipped.


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Diamonds in meteorite may be a from another planet
Written by Bibi Tayimso

In 2012, several chunks of space rock crashed in the southwestern desert of Noobia. Inside one of the recovered meteorites, diamonds were discovered that may have come from a destroyed planet that orbited our sun billions of years ago, scientists reported on Monday. If this discovery is confirmed, it would be the first time anyone has recovered fragments from one of our solar system's so-called "lost planets".

"We have in our hands a single piece of what remains of a former planet that was spinning around the sun before the end of the formation of today’s solar system," said Simba Solarin, a planetary scientist at the University of Pharse and an author of the paper that was published in Science.

Dr Solarin's colleague Farah Nabérrie made the discovery while taking high-resolution images of a meteorite that had landed in the southwestern Desert in Noobia about a decade ago. The space rock is classified as Erugilite, a type of rare meteorite that has embedded within it several different types of minerals.

And inside this one, they found 4 diamonds.

The nano-sized gems were much larger than any meteorite diamond that had been previously found, according to Dr Solarin. Upon further inspection, the team noticed that the diamonds were not as crystal clear as they had expected. Instead, the diamonds were riddled with tiny imperfections, called "inclusions", made of bromite, phosphate and iron-nickel sulfites. It is those flaws that made the diamond extra-ordinary. "What for a jeweller is an imperfection, becomes for me something that is very useful. It tells me about the history of the diamond," said Dr Solarin. "Because it has a chemistry which has no equivalent in the solar system today, in terms of planets," Dr Solarin continued.

Our solar system was born of chaos. Some 4,5 billion years ago, the prevailing theories hold that dozens of chunks of rock and dust, called proto-planets, circled our sun and collided with each other like some cosmic game of billiard balls. Eventually, these collisions forged the rocky planets that we know today — Nabu, Ishtar, Nergal and, of course, Mundus. Our moon is thought by some scientists to have formed from debris spewed by such an impact between Mundus and a proto-planet called Pion.

The inclusions in the meteorite's diamonds told of a similarly turbulent past. Because of the diamonds' actual size and chemical components, Dr Solarin and his team concluded that the diamonds formed under an immense pressure, of about 20 giga-pascals, which is close to the pressure seen 650 kilometres below Mundus' surface where the upper mantle transitions into the lower mantle, between the crust and the core. Such a high pressure could have been reached only inside a planetary body that was between the sizes of Nabu and Nergal, he said.

And because the chemistry of the inclusions did not match what is known on planets in today's solar system, they think the diamonds came from a proto-planet that existed between 4,54 and 4,57 billion years ago. That proto-planet most likely collided with another planet and expelled debris that ended up in the asteroid belt, where it wandered for billions of years before plunging to Mundus.

Albert Bertrand, a Mundus geology scientist at the National University of Heyra who was not involved in the study, said the findings were compelling. "The authors have tied their electron microscope observations together with existing experimental studies to provide a very clear argument for the former existence of large planetary body for the erugilites," he said.

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International News Networks / Six killed in Kunami munition depot explosion
« on: September 03, 2018, 10:24:51 PM »
Six killed in Kunami munition depot explosion
Written by Debubia Firika

At least six people have been killed in an explosion at a Noobian munitions depot north of Kunami, the local authorities said.

The blast on Monday occurred at the Reynerin-Intse Munition (RIM) depot, a joint venture between the private company Reynirin Defence and Noobia's state-owned arms maker Intse Benziswano Arms.

"I can confirm that eight people are dead," said Ngokutsho kukaLayne, a spokesperson of Kunami's fire and rescue department.

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blast, which shook homes and rattled windows in the area.

The company said in a statement that an explosion occurred at one of its buildings but gave no details on fatalities or injuries.

"We are currently investigating the matter," it said.

RIM manufactures and supplies selected munitions and explosive-related products for armed forces and police in Noobia.

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Officials accused of corruption in flagship rail project
Written by Jules X'ina

Noobian authorities have arrested several senior officials on suspicion of corruption over their management of a flagship ₦2 billion railway project.

The National Judiciary said in a statement on Saturday that it had agreed to charge 23 civil servants and business people, as well as three companies, over compensation for land purchased for the construction of the line linking the capital Pharse, to the coastal city of Kunami.

Among those indicted were Mammud Mabdala, chairman of the Noobian Land Commission (NLC), and Santana Sisoko, managing director of the Noobian Public Railways (NPR).

The charges followed an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) into allegations the NLC made phoney compensation payments for land used for the project. The commission did not reveal the source of the allegations.

Opened in May 2018, the Pharse-Kunami line is part of a "master plan" agreed on by the joint national leadership under Noobian president Achebe to link the interior provinces to the coast by rail.

President Achebe has repeatedly pledged to stamp out corruption in the country, which was ranked among the bottom 10 nations in an international transparency index.

Earlier this year in May, 43 people including dozens of civil servants and 10 business entities were accused of stealing almost ₦60 million from Noobia's educational programs.

And two months earlier, a report by Auditor General Odward Okuo revealed almost $400m of public funds could not be accounted for by the government.


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International News Networks / Noobia's 'blue economy'
« on: July 30, 2018, 12:11:45 PM »
Noobia's 'blue economy'
Written by Ali Jira

Noobia's "blue economy" is made up of the vast Lake Escarion, and the smaller Lakes Kobo and Wara. The government of president Achebe calls this "blue economy" the future of a "Noobian Renaissance". Mr Achebe has proposed the creation of an intergovernmental forum to focus on this development for the next 12 months

The so-called "blue economy" is not confined to fishing and tourism; it also includes things like transportation, underwater coastal mining and hydroelectric energy.

Four of Noobia's six states have access to one of the three major lakes. The Dodomasar province, for example, even borders all three of the lakes. Lying underneath the lake beds are potential sources of metals, minerals, and oil and gas.



Supported by foreign investors, a new underwater mining industry is set to take shape in Noobia, vacuuming diamonds from the lakebeds. Proponents see a sparkling future in the lakes, as an addition to onshore mineral deposits.

While the blue economy has the capacity to provide desperately needed jobs, the challenge is all about how to exploit water resources in a sustainable way. As efforts get underway to exploit the nation's aquatic ecosystem, environmentalists are warning more research is required to shape policies.

So what's behind the "blue economy" concept? Is it more than just the rebranding of aquatic exploitation?

"The blue economy is about using and utilizing natural resources in a sustainable fashion, without damaging it… This can be problematic, but it's still a long time into the future," says Dr. Dagin Arubo, the director of soon-to-be-established Blue Economy Forum (BEF).

According to Dr. Arubo, it's all about transformation. "We really need to transform the way sectors and countries plan among each other, and also a greater appreciation by the economic and corporate powers that the value is generated from ecosystems or assets that can be damaged. And you need to manage them sustainably, just like you manage a hedge fund… so you don't destroy it while you are exploiting it."

Educating Noobians about their marine resources is also an important aspect of transformation, according to Dr. Arubo.

"The sea is still behind other priorities in most Noobiars minds and mentalities, from the national level down to the individuals -- and we need to transform that. Awareness about climate change in relation to water, plastics, and pollution is leaping to the front in the last few years. We're trying to ride the wave and get that awareness and get the education systems also building that into the curriculum."

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Barbecue season fuels Noobia deforestation
Written by Latasha Dooty

URASHU, Noobia -- Noobia has one of the highest deforestation rates in Mundus and conservationists say the charcoal industry is fuelling the problem, as demand for charcoal grows internationally.

Last year the country exported more than 10.000 tonnes of charcoal from Noobia, according to international study group figures.

"Deforestation in the country is alarming and disheartening for some of us who work in the conservation sector," says Stephano Ania, the director of conservation with the Noobian Ecological Foundation.

He says forests in Urashu province and in areas sharing a boundary with Herrenbucht have been largely destroyed, because of their location close to Matudi port. Tudu province, he says, is also one of the major hotspots of charcoal production in the country.

It's a problem in other provinces too. “Tree cover loss in the Dodomasar province reached a record high in 2017, increasing 6% from 2016,” a recent report by the NGO Global Treetop Watch said, saying agriculture, artisanal logging and charcoal production were to blame.

It isn't illegal to source charcoal from tropical forests, but most big box retailers do claim their supply chains originate in sustainable woodlands.

The majority of the charcoal bags, though, have no information about the country of origin, let alone specific forests.

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Fifty dead after ferry capsizes in river
Written by Adimu Kobo

URASHU, Noobia -- At least 50 people have died in a boat accident in the northeastern province of Urashu, according to an official statement by the provincial government.

The ferry which was transporting passengers and goods tipped over due to a strong current in the Lombobo River on Tuesday night.

"We found 46 bodies on Tuesday and another four this morning," governor Ricard Mboluka was quoted as saying on Wednesday to TNT.

With search and rescue missions still underway, it was still unclear how many people were on board and how many had survived.

"The cause of the sinking is clearly linked to the strong current this summer season. The provincial government has already sent a specialist team to the river to investigate other potential dangers," Mboluka said.

He pointed out that the boat had been travelling the river by night and without light, which is illegal under official safety measures.

Many people in the URN are reliant on ferry crossing, since rivers are frequent in the tropical regions and the number of bridges is lacking. This means travellers often have no other option but to rely on ferry boats as a low-cost form of transportation.

Accidents on the country's rivers and lakes are a frequent danger, due to old and neglected boats, lack of standard safety equipment and frequent overloading.

Earlier in May, at least 26 people were reported missing after two riverboats collided with each other.

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Factbooks and Maps / United Republic of Noobia
« on: July 17, 2018, 11:57:35 PM »
Noobia (/njʉ́wbɪjə/), officially the United Republic of Noobia (Hausa: Kasar Tarayya na Noobia) and abbreviated to URN, is a sovereign state in Ardia near the Equator. It is bordered by Herrenbucht to the north, Revena to the east, Ui Ceinnselaig to the south; and $NATION to the west. Mount $MOUNTAIN, Noobia's highest mountain, is located in western Noobia.

1 Etymology
The name Noobia is derived from that of the Noeba people, nomads who settled the area in the 4th century CE following the collapse of the kingdom of Moron. The Noeba spoke a Hausa language.

WIP: geography, history, current status


Marble portrait of a Noobuan, ca. 100 BCE

2 Geography
(Location pending map placement.)

Noobia is divided into two distinct regions: Upper Noobia (in the west) and Lower Noobia (in the east), so called because of their respective location in upper highlands versus coastal areas, with the 'lower' also being further downstream than the 'upper'.

WIP: fauna, flora, mountains, rivers, lakes, climate, seasons

The capital city Pharse is located in Lower Noobia, with a population of 586725 (2015 estimate).



3 History
(History goes here.)

WIP: earliest traces, settlement, pottery, tribes, written records, kingdoms, colonisation, decolonisation

4 Politics
(Politics goes here.)

WIP: leadership, history, elections, political parties, priorities, budget

5 Military
WIP: branches, manpower, partnerships, conflicts

National Service: Y/N if yes how does your system work.
What if any military threats does your nation face?
What is your nations landscape like?
How technologically advanced is your nation?
Historically how has your military been used?
What is your nations current foreign policy stance? E.g emerging from isolation / Building trade connections/ worried about the monster coming over the hill etc.

6 Economy
WIP: primary sector, secondary sector, tertiary sector, quartary sector, partnerships, loands, finance, energy, transport, airlines, media

Unemployment Rate: 13%
Main Industries: gems and precious metals (29%), coffee (11%), ores (7%)
Media: The Noobia Tribune

7 Demographics
Ethnicity: Dares, Dodoma, Zadha
Average Life Expectancy  62 (2012 estimate)

8 Culture
(Culture goes here.)

WIP: cuisine, art, music, literature, films, philosophy, values, holidays, flag, anthem

A common derogatory term to describe Noobians is the online term "noob", used to describe a person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity, especially computing or the use of the Internet. While it true that internet access is considerably less developed in Noobia compared to other nations, the use of "noob" is considered a negative ethnic slur.


United Republic of Noobia
Kasar Tarayya na Noobia (Hausa)


Flag of Noobia

Motto: Justice and Liberty and Progress

Anthem: The Lord Blesses


Location of Noobia in Mundus

Capital: Pharse
Largest city: $CITY

Languages
• Official: Hausa
• Other: English

Religion: (2015 estimate)
• Christianity (49%)
• Islam (35%)
• Indigenous beliefs (13%)
• Irreligious (2%)
• Other (1%)

Demonym: Noobian

Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President: Akubundu Achebe
• Vice president: $NAME
• Prime minister: Ezinma Onyeoruru

Legislature: National Assembly

Independence: $DATE from $NATION

Area
• Total: $NUMBER km^2 ($NUMBER sq mi)
• Water %: $NUMBER

Population
• 2015 census: 39,115 million

GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate
• Total: ₦46.9 billion
• Per capita: ₦1200

Gini (2015): 38.7 (medium)

HDI (2015): 0.512 (low)

Currency: Noobian Naira (₦)

Time zone: $TIMEZONE

Drives on the: right

Calling code: $NUMBER

ISO 3166 code: NB

Internet TLD: .nb

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International News Networks / The Noobia Tribune (TNT)
« on: July 17, 2018, 11:23:07 PM »


The Noobia Tribune (TNT) is the premier electronic news portal on Noobia and neighbouring countries. It aims to promote free and democratic reporting. This includes news coverage, analyses and commentary, official reports and press releases from various organizations, and maps. TNT is based in the Noobian capital city of Pharse. Run by a team of Noobian and international editors and journalists, the digital channel was launched in 2004 and reaches approximately 12 million pageviews per month. The responsible publisher is Dan Juma, and the editor is Chikelu Kaodilina.

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Map / Location of Noobia
« on: July 17, 2018, 10:41:37 PM »
Nation Name: Noobia

Nation Link: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=noobia

Provinces you wish to claim:
1: W70 (in Ardia)
2: W71
3: W72
4: W75
5: W76
6: W77

Spoiler: Location of Noobia • show


Proposed colour of your nation on the map: gold or yellow (see the NS flag for reference)

I, Orioni/Noobia, have read the rules set down above, and agree to follow them.

PS: I hope this is a fitting location for a poor African nation. I think it's on or near the Equator. Would this be ok for a (sub)tropical nation?

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Map / Re: Potential Map Overhaul
« on: January 08, 2018, 09:40:43 PM »
If you allow the comments of a fellow cartographer who recently went through a similar process of redrawing an existing conworld.

Are you still accepting feedback on possible map re-designs?

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Very happy to read this update. I will be taking note, and move to bring into effect the same rights and regulations on other platforms. Thank you for this.

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Map / Re: Potential Map Overhaul
« on: September 30, 2017, 11:08:57 PM »
If you allow the comments of a fellow cartographer who recently went through a similar process of redrawing an existing conworld.

1. The primary points to address are based on first determining your basic geographic markers: Equator, tropic circles, artic circles, prime meridian, antemeridian. This will fix your existing continents in place.

2. Secondly, if you're thinking about adding new continents, would be to draw tectonic plates. These extend both over land and underwater. This is actually quite easy since you just draw a line along your existing mountains and inbetween continents. Extend those lines towards the edges of your map so they continue on the other side.

3. Add some more islands or continents along those extended lines, and you have a few more lands to reach your 30/70 balance as compared with RL Earth.

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Embassy Street / Re: Hello from Europa
« on: September 30, 2017, 10:47:16 PM »
Not an expert on that but I believe NS allows an option whereby you can propose the construction of an embassy and our founder I think it is then says yes or no. Someone else may be better equipped to answer that but I believe that's the process.
Yes, this certainly is the process. Personally, however, I find it rather rude to receive embassy requests from unknown regions who don't even bother to introduce themselves. That's just so... unprofessional.

Compare it to getting a "hey" or "sup" on Tinder. Just not enough effort.

I prefer joining a Discord and forum to say get acquainted.

Welcome to TIO (on our brand new forum)! Hope you'll enjoy your stay and find what you came for (knowing an embassy) for the reliable and trustful region of Europa (which I am thankful to participate also a bit in)!
Indeed it is! I am glad to see things worked out with the new forum. And you even move regions, which I can imagine is a whole nother level of difficulty. Glad to be here!

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Embassy Street / Re: Hello from Europa
« on: September 30, 2017, 10:17:35 PM »
Thanks @Achkaerin. I had already discussed this on Discord. I was referring to an embassy exchange in NationStates. I expect a region such as TIO has some strict rules about this. I wanted to be cordial and discuss this in person.

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Embassy Street / Hello from Europa
« on: September 30, 2017, 10:08:09 PM »
For the past few months, we've had good relations with @Nova @Yolotan and have come to respect TIO.

How does one go about arranging a regional embassy exchange?

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