Morocco: Collapse of two 4-storey buildings in Fes city kills 19

RABAT, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two four-storey buildings collapsed Wednesday in the Moroccan city of Fes, killing at least 19 people, according to a provisional toll reported by the country’s official news agency. “Sixteen other people were wounded, with varying degrees of gravity,” the MAP agency reported, adding that search…

Morocco families demand investigation into Gen Z protest killings

RABAT, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The families of three Moroccan men killed on the sidelines of recent GenZ 212 protests in the country’s south called for an investigation into their deaths. In early October, the three men were shot dead by police in the city of Lqliaa, near Agadir during…

Ghanaian President Urges Private Sector To Co-Invest In Africa’s Health Industrialisation

ACCRA, Dec 10 (NNN-GNA) – Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, yesterday, urged private sector players to collaborate with African governments, in co-investing in the continent’s health industrialisation, to enhance healthcare and service delivery. At the opening of the two-day World Health Expo Leaders Africa Summit in Accra, the Ghanaian capital,…

Truckers’ strike paralyzes Cameroon’s main trade route

YAOUNDE, Dec 9 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A truckers’ strike in Cameroon has brought major disruptions to one of the country’s primary commercial routes, National Highway 1. The crisis is centered in the Adamaoua region, near the gateway to Meiganga, where hundreds of trucks destined for northern Cameroon, Chad, and the Central…

Tanzania cautions its citizens against unlawful Dec 9 protests

Minister for Home Affairs, George Simbachawene. DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 9 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Minister for Home Affairs, George Simbachawene, has said that national security remains stable and continues to improve following the unrest that occurred on Oct 29 during the General Elections period, which resulted in significant property damage and…

Libya starts preparations for presidential, parliamentary elections in 2026

TRIPOLI, Dec 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced that it has started preparations for holding presidential and parliamentary elections in mid-April 2026. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the commission said it has begun preparing and publishing the regulatory frameworks for the elections…

2025 on track to tie second hottest year on record: EU monitor

PARIS, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The planet is on track to log its second hottest year on record in 2025, tied with 2023 after a historic high in 2024, Europe’s global warming monitor said Tuesday. The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service reaffirms that global temperatures are on course…

Kenya deploys more police officers to control Haiti’s gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya deployed hundreds of additional police officers to relieve law enforcement ending their mission in Haiti on Monday, aiming to maintain pressure on the island’s gangs as the country’s ongoing political and security crisis continues unabated. Criminal gangs have long ravaged Haiti, causing strife and…

DR Congo: Bomb explosion kills over 30 after army clashes with pro-government militia in South Kivu

GOMA (DRCongo), Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bomb explosion killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo following a dispute between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia, despite a deal signed in Washington and touted as a major step toward peace in the country. Residents and civil society…

Nigeria kidnappings: 100 rescued children handed over to state officials

MINNA (Nigeria), Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 100 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in Nigeria last month were handed over to state officials Monday, a day after authorities secured their release. The children — many wearing football jerseys and girls in long robes — were driven into the Niger…
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