Equatorial Guinea president affirms relocation of capital city

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is the President of Equatorial Guinea MALABO, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has affirmed the relocation of the capital city from Malabo, located on Bioko Island, to the mainland city of Ciudad de la Paz [City of Peace] in Djibloho Province,…

Nigeria: Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in western Niger State

ABUJA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed gangs killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in Nigeria in the same state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said. The gangs swept into Kasuwan Daji village, in the Kabe district of the western Niger…

UN chief urges respect for states, political independence in Venezuela meeting

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for respect for the political independence of states after the United States seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and said it was in charge of the country. Guterres urges “respect for the principles of sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of states,” according to…

Ghana arrests 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers for trespassing

ACCRA, Jan 3 (NNN-GNA) — Security forces in Ghana reportedly arrested and detained 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers at Wuru, a community in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region.According to a report by JoyNews, Ghana’s security officials said that the Burkinabè soldiers were arrested as they were…

DR Congo: IS-linked fighters kill 14 in simultaneous three-village attack

BENI (DR Congo), Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A militia linked to the Islamic State group staged a simultaneous attack on three villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 14 people, the military and local sources said. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out the attacks overnight within…

Gambia ‘grieving’ over migrant boat tragedy: Pres Adama Barrow

BANJUL, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Adama Barrow said The Gambia was in mourning after at least seven people drowned when a boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized off the country’s coast. The boat, loaded with more than 200 people, made a distress call overnight Wednesday to Thursday near the North…

Kenya: Unknown number of people trapped after 16-story building under construction in Nairobi collapses

NAIROBI, Jan 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A multi-storey building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed on Friday, leaving unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble. Rescue workers were digging through the debris looking for survivors. According to local media, the building was 16-stories high. The Kenya Red Cross said a multi-agency…

South Africa: Pilot killed in light aircraft crash in Bloemfontein

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — A pilot was killed Friday morning when a light aircraft crashed south of Bloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital, local authorities said. The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center (ARCC), which coordinates aeronautical emergencies across South Africa, was alerted to the incident and immediately dispatched emergency response teams…

Ghana: 2 dead, about 21 injured as bus carrying Second Chance members crashes

KUMASI (Ghana), Jan 3 (NNN-GNA) — At least two people have reportedly died after a bus carrying members of the Believers Worship Centre (Second Chance) crashed on the Assin Fosu–Kumasi Highway.According to a report by citinewsroom.com, the incident occurred when the bus carrying members of Second Chance from Assin Fosu…

Tanzania exports to Malawi rise sharply

Agnes Kayola, Tanzania’s High Commissioner to Malawi DODOMA, jAN 2 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Trade volume between Tanzania and Malawi has increased sharply over the past five years, rising from USD 46.886 million (approximately 114.88bn/-) in 2020 to USD 77.679 million (about 190.33bn/-), with Dar es Salaam exporting more to Lilongwe, according to…
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