Tanzania uses Gulfood 2026 Fair to attract global investors

DUBAI, Jan 28 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA  seeks lure more global investors in the food sector to invest in the country through the ongoing World’s Biggest Food Show, Gulfood 2026 exhibition taking place in Dubai. Tanzania’s Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA) represented the country at the colorful exhibition noting that…

Senegal reiterates firm support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara

RABAT, Jan 28 (NNN-KBC) — The Republic of Senegal reiterated its firm and steadfast support for the Kingdom of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire national territory, including the Sahara region. This stance was expressed in the Joint Communiqué adopted in Rabat, following the Morocco-Senegal High Joint Partnership…

Tourism is key driver of economic growth and job creation in South Africa: Tourism Minister

PRETORIA, Jan 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has reaffirmed that tourism is a key driver of economic growth, investment and job creation in South Africa.  Between January and December 2025, South Africa welcomed 10.48 million international arrivals, a 17.6% increase compared to 2024 and the highest number…

UN Security Council decides to shut down Hodeidah mission

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) for the last time. Hodeidah is a port city on Yemen’s Red Sea coast in the western part of the country. Resolution 2813 decides to…

Kenyan cult leader faces charges over 52 further deaths

Paul Mackenzie NAIROBI, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of a Kenyan cult accused of encouraging his followers to starve themselves to death will be charged over a further 52 deaths at another village, prosecutors say.Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was arrested in 2023 after 429 bodies, including children, were dug…

Nigerian President Tinubu ‘in great shape’ after falling at Turkiye reception

President Bola Tinubu (L) was pictured with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) ANKARA (Turkiye), Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is “in great shape” despite falling over at a reception ceremony in Turkiye, one of his aides has said.Tinubu, 73, was being welcomed by Turkish counterpart…

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

    PARIS, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler regions will also need to adapt, scientists said. Demand for cooling will “drastically” increase in giant countries like Brazil, Indonesia and Nigeria, where hundreds of millions of people…

UN launches $852 million aid plan for Somalia amid deepening crisis

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric announced the launch of a $852 million Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Somalia, which he said, “is 40 percent less than last year” and “aims to support 2.4 million people.” Dujarric stressed that the reduction in funding “is…

Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia on Monday declared the end of its first outbreak of Marburg virus after completing the mandatory 42 days with no new confirmed cases. A total of 14 cases, including nine deaths and five who recovered, were confirmed in the southern region bordering South Sudan since…

Nigeria: Soldiers face trial for alleged coup plan

The officers are alleged to have been plotting to unseat President Bola Tinubu ABUJA, Jan 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria’s military will try several officers over an alleged plan to oust President Bola Tinubu last year, it said, acknowledging a plot the government had initially denied. In October, the military said…
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