President Ramaphosa positions Mozambique as South Africa’s top African economic partner

MAPUTO (Mozambique), Dec 4 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his official dinner remarks in Maputo to underscore Mozambique’s growing significance as South Africa’s leading economic partner on the continent, saying the two nations are one people bound by history and now firmly focused on shared prosperity. Speaking on…

Somalis respond to Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ outburst against them

MOGADISHU, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalis responded with a mix of resentment and resignation to US President Donald Trump’s tirade against them in which he said their country “stinks” and the US did not want their emigrants. Trump’s heated remarks on Tuesday followed a scandal in the state of Minnesota…

UN decries Uganda crackdown ahead of vote

GENEVA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations deplored an intensifying crackdown on the opposition and media in Uganda ahead of next month’s general election, urging impartial investigations into alleged arbitrary arrests, disappearances and “torture”. The UN rights office highlighted “credible reports” indicating that at least 550 people, including members…

Libya war crimes suspect makes first appearance at ICC

THE HAGUE, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Libyan prison boss accused of overseeing murder, rape, and torture at a notorious detention centre appeared at the International Criminal Court Wednesday to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, 47, sat impassively dressed in a dark blue jacket and…

Haiti: Protesters take over Saint-Marc city hall demanding protection from gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Hundreds of protesters in Haiti’s Saint-Marc took over the local city hall on Monday, demanding protection from gang violence. Over the weekend, heavily armed gangs attacked Haiti’s central region, killing men, women and children as they set fire to homes. Political activists say that authorities…

Nigeria’s defense minister resigns, citing health reasons

ABUJA, Dec 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigeria’s Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar resigned on Monday with immediate effect, citing health reasons, amid a surge in terrorist attacks and kidnappings in the most populous African country. President Bola Tinubu accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his service, according to a presidential…

White House says DR Congo, Rwanda to sign deal Thursday

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump will bring together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Washington on Thursday to sign a peace agreement, months after an earlier US-brokered deal failed to stop violence. “President Trump will host the presidents of the Republic…

Congolese authorities declare end of Ebola outbreak in Kasai

KINSHASA, Dec 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the end of its latest Ebola outbreak after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days. Congo’s health minister Roger Kamba said a total of 53 confirmed cases, 45 deaths, and 11 probable cases were recorded…

Spanish services rescue over 100 migrants in Canary Islands

MADRID, Dec 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Spanish authorities have released new footage of the rescue of over 100 migrants in the Canary Islands this weekend. Images show members of the Spanish Red Cross helping people, some of them injured, getting to shore. On Sunday Morning, the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service recovered a dinghy…

Update: No breakthrough in ECOWAS talks with Guinea-Bissau coup leaders

BISSAU, Dec 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A high-level delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS ended a mediation mission to Guinea-Bissau on Monday with no breakthrough, but pledged to continue talks with coup leaders later this month. Led by Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, the regional bloc…
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