Touadera wins Central African Republic presidential election

YAOUNDE, Jan 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Incumbent President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has won the presidential election with an absolute majority of 76.15 percent of the vote, according to provisional results released by the National Elections Authority (ANE) late Monday. Touadera is far ahead of other competitors, including…

Nigeria kidnappings: Schools to start reopening from Jan 12 after mass abduction

Schoolchildren were abducted from St Mary’s Catholic school in central Nigeria in November ABUJA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian officials have announced that schools in Niger state will start reopening later this month, following a mass abduction in November that forced their closure as part of emergency security measures.From Jan…

Gabon replaces finance minister as debt worries mount

Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema LIBREVILLE, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema has replaced his finance minister, Henri-Claude Oyima, according to a decree, as the oil-producing Central African country grapples with a liquidity squeeze and rising arrears.Gabon has become increasingly reliant on regional capital markets to meet…

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…
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