Nigeria, UAE strike trade pact to scrap tariffs on over 7,000 products

President Bola Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the signing ABU DHABI (UAE), Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigeria–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, with President Bola Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in…

Algeria’s president urges youth living abroad illegally to come home

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, Jan 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called on Algerian youth living abroad “in vulnerable and illegal situations” to come home.During Sunday’s cabinet meeting, the president said he would regularise the status of these young citizens, including those who have committed minor infractions in…

Sudan’s war has left the country’s economy shattered: Finance Minister

Sudanese army soldiers parade in the streets of Omdurman, a district of Khartoum KHARTOUM, Jan 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Widespread destruction, massive military spending and plummeting oil and gold revenues have left Sudan’s economy in “very difficult times”, army-aligned finance minister Gibril Ibrahim said, nearly three years into the army’s war…

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said, as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration ⁠crackdown. The pause, which will impact applicants from Latin American countries including Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay, Balkan countries…

Nigeria: Operation against kidnapping gang kills ‘200 bandits’ – Official

ABUJA, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 suspected members of an armed criminal gang in central Nigeria have been killed in an ongoing operation, an official said.The large-scale, multi-agency offensive started on Saturday and had also led to arrests, the media officer for the Kogi state government said –…

Uganda, Tanzania near crude export milestone

KAMPALA, Jan 14 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — FOR decades, the vast oil reserves beneath the Albertine Graben in Western Uganda remained a promise locked in the earth. Today, that promise is finally flowing toward reality. Uganda and Tanzania are preparing to ship their first crude oil exports through the long-awaited East African…

Tanzania: New gas exploration project brings fresh hope

DAR ES SALAAM. Jan 14 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The ongoing oil and natural gas exploration at the Ruvuma Block in Mtwara Region has revived fresh hope for Tanzania’s energy sector, as an assessment of 3D seismic data collected so far indicates the potential presence of 3.45 trillion cubic feet of natural…

US ends protection for Somalis amid escalating migrant crackdown

Demonstrators protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would end a special protected status for Somalis, telling them they must leave the country by mid-March under…

Uganda’s presidential campaigns close ahead of Thursday general elections

KAMPALA, Jan 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — The three-month presidential campaigns in Uganda concluded on Tuesday, with the main contenders rallying for votes in the central part of the East African country ahead of Thursday’s vote. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni held his final rally in Kampala, the capital, where his supporters donning…

South Africa’s Pres Ramaphosa on UAE visit: Economic growth ambitions and climate action are mutually beneficial

World leaders at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit 2026 ABU DHABI, Jan 14 (NNN-SANEWS) — A nation’s climate action goals and economic ambitions can work in tandem for greater prosperity, said South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, who spoke during a fireside chat at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026,…
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