DR Congo says more than 1,500 civilians killed in eastern violence

KINSHASA, Jan 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said Wednesday that more than 1,500 civilians have been killed in escalating violence in the country’s eastern province of South Kivu since early December. In a statement, the government said fighting has intensified in several…

South Africa: 9 killed in traffic accident involving minibus and passenger car in Eastern Cape

CAPE TOWN, Jan 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nine people were killed and eight others injured in a traffic accident in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa on Wednesday morning, local media reported. According to media reports, the accident involving a minibus taxi and a passenger car occurred around 10:00 a.m.…

Mali and Burkina Faso impose travel ban on US citizens

Captain Ibrahim Traore is the President of Burkina Faso BAMAKO, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by the Trump administration.The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under…

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

PARIS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to data from the European Copernicus programme. Globally, the last 12 months are expected to be the third hottest ever recorded after 2024 and 2023, according to the…

128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025: press group

BRUSSELS, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday. The grim toll, up from 2024, “is not just a statistic, it’s a global red alert…

FAO officially launches 2026 as the International Year of the Women Farmer

ROME, Dec 31 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign aimed at recognizing women’s indispensable yet often overlooked contributions to global agri-food systems and to galvanize efforts to close persistent gender gaps.…

US and Ivory Coast sign $487 million health agreement

US Ambassador to the Ivory Coast Jessica Davis Ba, left, and Adam Coulibaly, minister of finance and budget, sign a health agreement in Abidjan ABIDJAN, Dec 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ivory Coast has signed a major bilateral health agreement with the United States aimed at strengthening the country’s health system and…

Somalis rally nationwide against Israel’s recognition of self-declared breakaway Somaliland

MOGADISHU, Dec 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Tens of thousands of Somalis took to the streets across the country to protest Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, a self-declared breakaway region that Somalia considers part of its sovereign territory. Large crowds gathered in the capital Mogadishu at the national stadium, where religious leaders led…

Tanzania: Govt moves to safeguard Lake Victoria’s fishermen

Fishermen KAGERA (Tanzania), Dec 31 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzania’s Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Dr Bashiru Ally Kakurwa, has stressed the urgent need to protect the resources of Lake Victoria, the world’s second-largest freshwater lake, to safeguard the survival and livelihoods of over 47 million people across Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and…

Tanzania: Over 200,000 households lifted from poverty

Shedrack Mziray, TASAF Chief Executive Officer ARUSHA, Dec 31 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — MORE than 200,000 vulnerable households across five regions have recorded higher incomes and improved access to education, health and water services following the completion of the fourth Tanzania Poverty Reduction Project (TPRP IV). Speaking about the project in Karatu District,…
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