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…

Nigeria kidnappings: Dozens abducted in church attacks; church leader says more than 160 seized

KADUNA (Nigeria), Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed bandits abducted dozens of worshippers from two churches in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, police said on Monday, while a senior church leader put the number of those missing at more than 160.Kaduna state police said gunmen armed with “sophisticated weapons” attacked an ECWA church…

Central African Republic court validates Pres Touadera’s re-election

President of the CAR Faustin-Archange Touadera casts his votes BANJUI, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Central African Republic’s Constitutional Court on Monday validated President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s victory in a disputed Dec 28 presidential election that handed him a third term.Even before provisional results were announced on Jan 5, Touadera’s opponents…

South Africa: 13 schoolchildren killed in minibus-truck collision in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A minibus carrying students to school collided with a truck south of Johannesburg on Monday, killing 13 pupils, South African police said. It was the latest in a string of deadly crashes in a country whose modern road network is undermined by rampant speeding, reckless…
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