Update: Death toll from high-speed train collision in Spain rises to 39: Report

MADRID, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) –: The death toll from Sunday’s (Jan 18) collision between a derailing ⁠high-speed train and a second oncoming train in southern Spain has risen to 39, with 152 people injured, state broadcaster RTVE reported on Monday, citing police sources.  Spain’s interior ministry earlier said at least…

Tanzania: Tourism hits record high

DODOMA, Jan 19 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’S tourism industry has shattered all previous records, generating a historic 4.2 billion US dollars (10.46tri/-) in the year ending October 2025 . This peak performance, confirmed by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), represents the highest revenue ever recorded in the nation’s history. The sector’s growth…

Roundup: Over 200 dead as heavy rains, flooding batter Southern Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Weeks of persistent heavy rainfall and widespread flooding have struck several countries in Southern Africa, including South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, leaving more than 200 people dead, destroying property and prompting large-scale evacuations and rescue operations. South Africa’s National Disaster Management Centre declared a national…

South Africa: Kruger National Park relief fund to help rebuild popular park

PRETORIA, Jan 19 (NNN-SANEWS) — Government has announced the establishment of the Kruger Relief Fund to assist efforts to rebuild the Kruger National Park after heavy rainfall damaged the popular tourist destination. Limpopo and Mpumalanga – where the park is situated – have been battered by persistent rainfall and subsequent…

South Africa to showcase investment potential at World Economic Forum

PRETORIA, Jan 19 (NNN-SANEWS) — A delegation of South African Ministers will showcase the country’s economic progress, reform momentum and investment potential at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland next week. The forum will be held from Monday to Jan 23 under the theme: “A Spirit of Dialogue”.…

Serbia: Thousands rally as students continue fight against corruption

People attend a protest rally led by university students against corruption NOVI SAD (Serbia), Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people have rallied in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, as university students who have led more than a year of mass demonstrations pledged to continue fighting against endemic corruption…

Guatemala: Cops killed, school canceled as gang violence erupts

Inmates gather at a security tower at the Renovacion 1 prison GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence broke out in parts of Guatemala on Sunday morning after Guatemalan security forces regained control of a prison that had been taken over by inmates, and took a top gang leader into…

Egypt and Sudan welcome US offer to resume mediation over Ethiopia’s Nile River dam

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia CAIRO, Jan 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Egypt and Sudan have welcomed a US offer to restart talks with Ethiopia over the Nile River water dispute.President Trump said on Saturday he was ready to resume mediation to resolve the question of Nile Water sharing…

Libya’s security authorities free more than 200 migrants from ‘secret prison’ run by human trafficker – Security sources

File photo of a prison KUFRA (Libya), Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s security authorities have freed more than 200 migrants from what they described as a secret prison in the town of Kufra in the southeast of the country after they were held captive in inhuman conditions, security sources said.The…

Benin parliamentary election: Opposition loses all parliamentary seats, provisional results show

Benin President Patrice Talon votes at a polling station in Cotonou PORTO-NOVO, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Patrice Talon’s ruling alliance has won full control of Benin’s National Assembly in legislative elections, according to provisional results.The electoral commission said on Saturday night that of the five parties running in the…