Niger: Suspected jihadist attack kills 31 civilians in Tillaberi region

NIAMEY, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An armed attack has killed at least 31 civilians in western Niger near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a region rife with jihadist groups, local sources said. The assailants struck on Sunday in a village lying in the Tillaberi region, located in…

Update Nigeria kidnappings: Kaduna, police dismiss church attack, 100 worshippers’ kidnap

The Kaduna State Police Command have dismissed reports of abduction KADUNA (Nigeria), Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kaduna State Government and the Kaduna State Police Command have dismissed reports that over 100 worshippers were abducted during attacks on two churches in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state, describing the…

Mozambique: 114 dead and half a million affected by floods

Floods in southern Mozambique, where vast areas remain underwater MAPUTO, Jan 20 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Mozambican government confirmed on Monday that 114 people have died due to the torrential rains and floods that have affected 594,681 people since December 2025, primarily in the southern provinces of Gaza and Maputo, as…

Somalia: President Mohamud visits provincial capital claimed by breakaway Somaliland

MOGADISHU, Jan 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was in Somalia’s Las Anod on Friday, the first visit by a head of state in more than 40 years. The trip comes amid growing tensions between Mogadishu and the breakaway region of Somaliland that claims Las Anod, the provincial capital…

Tanzania registers 82 carbon trading projects

DODOMA, Jan 20 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — MINISTER of State in the Vice-President’s Office (Environment and Union Affairs), Engineer Hamad Yussuf Masauni has revealed that a total of 82 carbon trading projects have so far been registered in the country, with four already at the stage of full implementation. He said the projects…

Sudan: 4.2 million children, women face acute malnutrition in 2026

KHARTOUM, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Global Nutrition Cluster warned on Monday that around 4.2 million children and pregnant or breastfeeding women in Sudan are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2026 amid ongoing conflict and the deterioration of basic services. The report, issued by the UN-led coordination group,…

South Africa: President mourns deaths in Cape flats violence and scholar transport crash

PRETORIA, Jan 20 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the loss of life resulting from violent incidents on the Cape Flats over the weekend and in a tragic collision involving a scholar transport vehicle, near Vanderbijlpark, on Monday morning.  At least 26 people were killed…

Death toll from rainfall-induced incidents in Zimbabwe reaches 78

HARARE, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 78 people have been killed and 61 others injured as a result of incessant rains across Zimbabwe since the start of the rainy season in October, the country’s Department of Civil Protection (DCP) said. In its latest situation report, the DCP said the…

South Africa declares national disaster over floods and rains that have killed 30 people

People walk through floodwaters in Nkomazi PRETORIA, Jan 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Africa has declared a national disaster over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the country’s north, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges.The declaration was made by the head…

DR Congo: Army returns to strategic east Congo town after rebel withdrawal

Congolese civilians walk after returning to their homes following displacement during clashes UVIRA (DR Congo), Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Congolese soldiers and combatants from a pro-government militia have re-entered the eastern town of Uvira, residents said on Monday, just over a month after it fell to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in…
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