Update: Niger military gov’t says France, Benin, Ivory Coast behind airport attack

A satellite image shows Diori Hamani International Airport and military bases after gunfire and explosions, in Niamey NIAMEY, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NIGER’s military government has accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of sponsoring an assault on a military base at Niamey’s international airport, while thanking “Russian partners” for repelling…

Tanzania ranks third in Africa for economic stability

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 30 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) – TANZANIA has solidified its standing in Africa’s financial landscape, ranking third on the continent for macroeconomic environment and transparency, according to the 2025 Absa Africa Financial Market Index. The achievement reflects significant progress, with country scoring 85, driven by greater transparency, such as publicly…

Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires

The government of Argentine President Javier Milei announced that it will declare a “fire emergency” in four provinces in Patagonia, CHOLILA (Argentina), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s government on Thursday declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have ripped through vast tracts of forest since the start of the Southern…

Kenya, Czech Republic sign Defence Cooperation Agreement

NAIROBI, Jan 30 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and the Czech Republic  Wednesday signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA), marking the culmination of discussions that began in 2019 and establishing a formal, structured, and comprehensive framework to guide and strengthen defence collaboration The Agreement was signed by Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya…

Brazil: 13-year-old boy dies after shark attack in northeastern Pernambuco state

SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — A 13-year-old boy died Thursday after being attacked by a shark while swimming at a beach in Olinda, in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco, medical officials said. The attack occurred at the beach Praia Del Chifre, where the victim was swimming with friends despite…

Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm’s canal port concession

PANAMA CITY, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Panamanian Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the concession allowing Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to operate ports at the Panama Canal, a year after US President Donald Trump threatened to seize the crucial passageway claiming China controlled it. The Supreme Court found the laws…

Italian officals go on trial over deadly migrant shipwreck

ROME, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six members of Italy’s police and coastguard go on trial Friday over a 2023 shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants, accused of failing to intervene on time. The disaster off the southern Calabrian coast was Italy’s worst in a decade and set off a…

Niger: 20 killed, 11 arrested in attack on Niamey airport

NIAMEY, Jan 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Niger’s Defense and Security Forces (FDS) on Thursday neutralized at least 20 mercenaries and arrested 11 others in response to an attack on Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport. In an announcement, Niger’s Ministry of National Defense said the FDS also recovered a significant cache of…

Colombia: Passenger plane crashes in mountainous Santander region, killing all 15 on board

The wreckage was located in a mountainous area in North Santander, Colombia BOGOTA, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A passenger plane has crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, the country’s state-run airline Satena confirmed.In a statement, it said its aircraft – a Beechcraft 1900 – “suffered a…

ECOWAS lifts all sanctions against Guinea

Guinea’s President, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, and his wife ABUJA, Jan 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS removed all outstanding sanctions imposed against Guinea following the 2021 coup, after last month’s election of former junta leader Mamady Doumbouya.ECOWAS imposed a raft of sanctions on the mineral-rich but poor…