Uganda army chief says 30 opposition supporters killed, 2,000 arrested

KAMPALA, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s army chief and son of newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni said Friday that 30 opposition supporters had been killed and 2,000 detained in the wake of the vote. Opposition leader Bobi Wine remained in hiding on Friday after accusing security forces of raiding his…

Guinean president accepts resignation of PM, gov’t

CONAKRY, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya on Thursday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister and Head of Government Amadou Oury Bah, along with that of all members of the government, according to an announcement by Amara Camara, Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic. Camara said…

Mexico deploys 145 firefighters to put out wildfires in Chile

MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE) announced the deployment of 145 firefighters from the National Forestry Commission (Conafor) to combat recent wildfires in the south of Chile. The firefighters arrived in Concepcion City following instructions from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who reaffirmed Mexico’s solidarity…

Mali’s junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector

BAMAKO, Jan 23 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Mali’s military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government’s direct grip on the country’s crucial gold industry, and has appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to the job. The legal texts establishing the role state that the…

Nigeria’s strategy to combat illegal logging and poaching

ABUJA, Jan 23 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Facing catastrophic deforestation, Nigeria is deploying an unconventional defense: recruiting the very poachers and loggers who once threatened its last wildlife refuges. In Okomu National Park, the NGO Africa Nature Investors (ANI), now trains former offenders as armed rangers. With Nigeria having lost 96% of…

Belgium: Six injured after knife attack during Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp

The stabbings took place at around 7.20pm (1820 GMT) as the local Kurdish community demonstrated in support of Kurds in northern Syria ANTWERP (Belgium), Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people were wounded, two of them critically, in a knife attack at a Kurdish demonstration in the city of Antwerp Thursday,…

Colombia slaps 30 pct tariff on Ecuadorian goods in retaliation

BOGOTA/QUITO, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Colombia will impose a 30 percent tariff on several Ecuadorian products, Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Diana Morales announced Thursday, a day after Ecuador revealed its “unilateral” decision to levy a similar tariff on Colombian goods. “This tariff is not a sanction or a…

At least 21 UN personnel killed in deliberate attacks in 2025

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 21 UN personnel — 12 peacekeeping personnel and nine civilians — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2025, the United Nations said Thursday. This does not include the personnel of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…

UK: Lords back social media ban for under-16s

LONDON, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The House of Lords has backed a move to ban under-16s in the UK from social media platforms.By 261 votes to 150, opposition peers voted to support a ban through an amendment to the government’s schools bill.The government has indicated it will try to overturn…

Jihadist attack claims lives of eleven police officers in Burkina Faso

A jihadist of the JNIM group OAUGADOUGOU, Jan 23 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — At least eleven police officers were killed in a major jihadist assault in eastern Burkina Faso over the weekend, security sources confirmed, highlighting the persistent and deadly violence plaguing the country despite military claims of progress.Security sources said that…