Germany: Christmas market opens year after deadly car attack

MAGDEBURG (Germany), Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Christmas market in Germany’s eastern city of Magdeburg opened Thursday to the quiet chimes of a nearby church bell, less than a year after a car ramming attack killed six and wounded hundreds. Heavy concrete blocks painted a festive green and red lined…

UN seeks probe into ‘enforced disappearance’ of Guinea junta critic’s children

GENEVA, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations voiced alarm at the apparent kidnapping of a Guinean opposition activist’s children and demanded a prompt and impartial investigation. Elie Kamano, a famous singer and government critic who lives in exile, said on social media that two of his children, aged 14…

No bullying, Pres Ramaphosa says as US snubs South Africa’s G20

President Cyril Ramaphosa JOHANNESBURG, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — No country can be allowed to bully another, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a jab at the United States which is boycotting the G20 summit of leading economies in South Africa this weekend. Washington has also demanded that South Africa does not issue the traditional joint…

COP30: UN chief calls for ‘ambitious compromise’ at climate talks

BELEM (Brazil), Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With UN climate talks nearing a close in Belem, the world body’s chief urged nations to reach an “ambitious compromise” that keeps alive the goal of limiting long-term planetary warming to the critical 1.5C threshold. Nearly 200 countries have spent the past two weeks…

Africa: CAF awards Tanzanian Pres Samia for her significant contribution to sports development

RABAT (Morocco), Nov 20 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decorated the Tanzanian President, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, in recognition of her significant contribution to the development of sports, particularly football in the country. The award was received on behalf of Samia by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of…

DR Congo: At least 64 missing after boat capsizes after encountering “whirlpools” in Kasai Province

KINSHASA, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 64 people were missing after a boat capsized on Monday in the Sankuru River in Kasai Province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported. Citing local officials, the report said that the vessel departed the port of Bena Dibele…

Conflict-hit Somalia: Sun, sea, sand…tourism trickles in despite insecurity

MOGADISHU, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Children run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats — but it’s not some tropical island, it’s conflict-hit Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. “I didn’t really tell my family where I was going,” said Sheryl, from…

Czech Republic: Dozens injured in 2 trains crash in city of Ceske Budejovice

PRAGUE, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty-two people were injured when an express train crashed with a passenger train in southern Czech Republic on Thursday, rescuers said. The accident occurred near the city of Ceske Budejovice about 150 kilometres south of Prague. “There are 40 people with light injuries and two…

Ethiopia confirms three Marburg deaths as outbreak sparks regional alarm

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia has confirmed three deaths linked to Marburg virus in the country’s south, as health authorities race to contain an outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease that has put neighbouring nations on high alert.Health minister Mekdes Daba announced the deaths, three days after the…

South Africa citrus exports hit record 203 million cartons in 2025

PRETORIA, Nov 20 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s citrus industry has delivered a record-breaking performance in the 2025 export season, delivering 203.4 million 15kg cartons to global markets — the highest volume ever recorded and a major milestone for the country’s leading agricultural export sector. Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen congratulated…