Nigeria: Soldiers face trial for alleged coup plan

The officers are alleged to have been plotting to unseat President Bola Tinubu ABUJA, Jan 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria’s military will try several officers over an alleged plan to oust President Bola Tinubu last year, it said, acknowledging a plot the government had initially denied. In October, the military said…

Libya signs $20 billion oil deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips

US senior advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos with Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibah at an energy forum in Tripoli TRIPOLI, Jan 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Libya signed a 25-year oil deal with France’s TotalEnergies and US-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than 20 billion dollars of foreign investments, Prime Minister Abdul…

Pres Samia’s 100 days: Tanzania drives inclusive economy

DODOMA, Jan 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups has recorded significant progress in formalising and empowering small-scale traders across Tanzania as President Samia Suluhu Hassan marks 100 days since assuming office for her second term. A total of 119,595 traders have been registered under…

Kenya: Weatherman dismisses heat wave alert circulating on social media as fake

NAIROBI, Jan 27 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has dismissed a heat wave alert circulating on social media as fake. In a statement, the weatherman urged the public to ignore the report and only rely on official KMD information and avoid sharing unverified weather messages. “Kenya Meteorological Department…

Morocco’s Head of Government hold talks with his Senegalese counterpart in Rabat

RABAT, Jan 27 (NNN-KBC) — Moroccan Prime Minister and Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, held talks with his Senegalese counterpart, Ousmane Sonko, who is on a working visit to Morocco as part of the proceedings of the 15th session of the High Joint Commission for the Moroccan-Senegalese Partnership. The meeting…

South Africa must build on economic recovery momentum – President Ramaphosa

PRETORIA, Jan 27 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for renewed focus on investment and infrastructure development to ensure that South Africa’s recent economic gains translate into sustained and inclusive growth.  In his weekly newsletter to the nation, the President said the country entered the new year with growing…

Death toll from rainfall-induced incidents in Zimbabwe rises to 109

HARARE, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 109 people have been killed and 61 others injured as a result of incessant rains across Zimbabwe since the start of the rainy season, the country’s Department of Civil Protection (DCP) said. In its latest situation report, the DCP said the deaths were…

Somalia’s Al Shabaab kills local chief and teacher in northeast Kenya, police say

NAIROBI, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s al Shabaab militants killed a local chief and a teacher in Hulugho, a northeastern Kenyan region near the Somali border, Kenyan police said, adding that security in the area had been reinforced following the attack.A police statement said a multi-agency security team was pursuing…

DR Congo: Daesh‑linked militants kill 22 in eastern Ituri province – UN report

File photo of militants KINSHASA, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Daesh‑linked militants killed at least 22 civilians in a village in eastern Congo’s Ituri Province early on Sunday, according to an internal U.N. report and local civil society leaders, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the region.The U.N.…

South Sudan army threat to ‘spare no-one’ condemned

South Sudan’s army has ordered the evacuation of all civilians, and the UN, from parts of Jonglei state JUBA, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations says it is gravely concerned after a senior military leader in South Sudan urged his troops to “spare no-one” including “children, the elderly, and…
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