Guinea-Bissau: Incumbent, main challenger both claim victory in presidential race

BISSAU, Nov 25 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The two leading candidates in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential have declared victory even as the country awaits official results. The camp of Fernando Dias, seen as the main challenger to President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the first to claim victory. Embalo’s agents later said their candidate had…

Nigeria: Jihadist attacks fuel record hunger in volatile north – UN WFP

ABUJA, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Resurgent jihadist attacks and instability in northern Nigeria are pushing hunger to unprecedented levels with thousands facing “famine-like conditions”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are “projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean…

Serbia’s only oil refinery faces shutdown due to US sanctions

BELGRADE, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Serbia’s sole oil refinery, which supplies the vast majority of the country’s fuel but is now under US sanctions because of its majority Russian ownership, could cease operations as early as Tuesday, according to officials. Since last month, the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) has…

Brazilian Pres Lula foresees Mercosur-EU agreement will be signed on Dec 20

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa), Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said at the recently-ended G20 Summit in South Africa that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) would be signed on Dec 20. Lula, who holds…

Tanzania, Oman deepen cooperation in key economic sectors

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 25 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) —  Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo has said that cooperation between Tanzania and Oman has expanded in education, tourism, mining, energy and transportation, boosting economic growth for both nation. He was speaking during the Oman’s National Day celebrations held…

Insecurity: US, Nigeria agree terms – Presidency

ABUJA/WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian government and the United States have agreed on areas where they need collaboration to tackle the worsening security situation in the country, the Presidency has said.The agreement includes the immediate implementation of a non-binding cooperation framework and the establishment of a Joint Working…

President Ramaphosa attends 7th African Union-European Union Summit

LUANDA (Angola), Nov 25 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, has arrived in Angola to attend the 7th African Union-European Union Summit. The summit kicks off Monday and will close on Tuesday. “The 7th AU-EU Summit takes place at a time…

One woman killed by someone close every 10 minutes: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide. Some 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate…

Mexican farmer protest blocks US border bridge

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Mexico), Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of farmworkers and truck drivers blocked the Mexican side of a major border bridge with the United States on Monday as part of an ongoing national farmers’ strike. The protest blocked the Zaragoza-Ysleta International Bridge, which connects the US city of El…

Pres Trump ends US protected status for Myanmar nationals

WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Trump administration announced that it was ending temporary protections shielding immigrants from Myanmar from deportation from the United States. The move affects around 4,000 people from the Southeast Asian nation who have been living in the United States under what is known as Temporary…