Nigeria kidnappings: 50 children kidnapped from Catholic school escape captivity

ABUJA, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said, as the president announced the rescue of 38 worshippers seized in a separate attack last week.  Gunmen on Friday…

G20: South Africa judges summit a triumph of multilateralism despite US no-show

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the declaration from this weekend’s Group of 20 summit reflected a “renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation”, concluding a meeting that pitted him against his US counterpart. Ramaphosa, host of the Johannesburg summit, pushed through the declaration addressing challenges like the climate…

Guinea-Bissau votes on next president, with stability on the ballot

BISSAU, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Voters in Guinea-Bissau elect their next president Sunday following a peaceful three-week campaign period, hoping to turn the page on the country’s long-running political turmoil, albeit with the main opposition party barred from the race. Around 860,000 voters will choose between 12 presidential candidates, with…

Chile launches “Cherry Express” to China season

SANTIAGO, Nov 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile has officially begun its 2025-2026 fresh cherry export season by sea, with the first dedicated “Cherry Express” ships sailing directly from the Port of San Antonio to China this week. The season is heavily reliant on the Asian market, which purchases approximately 93% of…

Tanzania records strong growth in fish exports

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 23 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’S fisheries sector has posted strong export growth, highlighting renewed investment and rising momentum in the country’s blue economy drive. This was announced by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Agnes Kisaka Meena, during the closing ceremony of World Fisheries Day…

Ecuador surpasses 7,500 homicides in 2025

QUITO, Nov 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ecuador is currently experiencing its most violent year, with 7,554 intentional homicides between January and October 2025, according to public data from the Ministry of the Interior. This figure, which shows the country’s security crisis, surpasses the annual total for 2024, and analysts project…

Tunisians protest against political, economic conditions

TUNIS, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Tunisians gathered on Saturday in the capital to protest against the jailing of government critics, the curtailing of liberties and economic conditions in the North African country. At least 2,000 people, including activists and political party members, marched for more than two hours…

France: Thousands march to demand action on violence against women

PARIS, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of protesters across France braved the cold on Saturday to express their anger over the persistence of violence against women and demand more public action and funds to combat the scourge. In Paris, crowds of demonstrators — 50,000 according to organisers, 17,000 according to…

Floods hit Albania, leave one dead, 200 families evacuated

TIRANA, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One woman has died and hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes as several Albanian regions were hit by floods following days of torrential rains, officials said. The body of a 75-year-old woman was found on Saturday in Devoll, a municipality in the country’s…

4 killed, 50 injured when 2 intercity buses collided in northern Chile

SANTIAGO, Nov 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — Four people were killed and 50 others injured after two intercity buses collided Saturday morning in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta, the country’s National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response said. The agency said in a statement that, according to first responders, the crash…