Libya, Türkiye to send black box of crashed plane to Germany for analysis: authorities

TRIPOLI, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Libyan Interior Ministry said that the Turkish chief public prosecutor and a Libyan committee investigating the crash of a plane carrying Libyan military officials have agreed to send the aircraft’s black box to Germany for technical analysis. In a statement, the ministry said the…

Nigeria kidnappings: Gunmen abduct 28 Muslim travellers in central Plateau state

ABUJA, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed men have kidnapped 28 people travelling to an annual Islamic event in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local police said.The victims, including women and children, were ambushed in their bus as it was driving between villages.Police spokesperson Alabo Alfred said the authorities have “deployed assets”…

Tanzania: Helicopter on rescue medical evacuation mission crashes on Mount Kilimanjaro, killing all 5 on board

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. The accident Wednesday evening happened on one of the most popular tourist climbing routes, in what police said was a rescue mission to pick up patients on the mountain.…

Dy Pres Mashatile lauds 2025 as South Africa’s year of recovery and resilience

PRETORIA, Dec 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — The year 2025 was a year of resilience, economic recovery and renewed national confidence for South Africa and its citizens. This according to Deputy President Paul Mashatile who delivered a Christmas message to South Africans on Wednesday. “The year 2025 has reminded us that our…

US launches Christmas Day strikes on IS targets in Nigeria

PALM BEACH (Florida, US), Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes Thursday against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the country. The Nigerian foreign ministry early Friday confirmed the air strikes,…

Algerian law declares France’s colonisation a crime

France returned the remains of 24 Algerian resistance fighters in 2020 ALGIERS, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France’s colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations. The law also criminalises the glorification of colonialism, state-run TV reports.…

Senegal: 12 die as overcrowded migrant boat sinks; Pres Faye express condolences

DAKAR, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 people died on Wednesday after a boat filled with migrants seeking to reach Europe sank off the coast of Senegal, security sources said. The coastal west African country is one of the main departure points for the thousands of Africans who for…

Somalia: Mogadishu heads to first local elections in decades under tight security

MOGADISHU, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, head to the polls on Thursday for local elections — the first by universal suffrage in nearly 60 years — under a complete citywide lockdown amid security concerns. The east African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody…

Guinea-Bissau: Locals sound alarm as Bijagos Islands slowly swallowed by sea

BIJAGOS ARCHIPELAGO (Guinéa-Bissau), Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turquoise waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole. Off the Atlantic coast of tropical Guinea-Bissau, the UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to colonies of sea turtles, hippos, sharks, manatees, and…

Nigeria: Police suspect suicide bomber behind Borno’s deadly mosque blast

MAIDUGURI (Nigeria), Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria police said that they suspected a suicide bomber was behind the blast that killed several worshippers in a mosque on Christmas eve in the country’s northeastern Borno state. A police spokesman put the death toll at five, with 35 wounded. The bomb went off inside…
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