Niger junta calls ‘general mobilisation’ against jihadists

NIAMEY, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s military rulers have approved a general mobilisation and the requisition of people and goods to fight a long-running jihadist insurgency, according to a government statement. Since toppling democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum in a July 2023 coup, the military junta in Niger has been…

Libya honours late army chief as bodies repatriated from Türkiye

TRIPOLI, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libya held official ceremonies on Saturday to receive the bodies of its late army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and his companions, who were killed in a plane crash in Türkiye earlier this week. The remains were flown to Tripoli International Airport, where they were…

UN Security Council to convene emergency meeting on Israel’s Somaliland recognition

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in Hargeisa UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will convene an emergency session on Monday to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, with members slated to condemn Jerusalem’s move. Israel announced the step on Friday,…

Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition

Israel’s Netanyahu made a video call to Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi to announce the recognition MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia has demanded Israel reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of “aggression that will never be tolerated”. Ali Omar, Somalia’s…

UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy

The home secretary announced an overhaul of the UK’s asylum rules in November LONDON, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal migrants and foreign…

Greece: Another 131 migrants rescued off southern Crete

ATHENS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Greek coast guard rescued 131 would be migrants off Crete, bringing the number of people brought out of the sea in the area over the past five days to 840, a police spokesperson said. The migrants rescued Saturday morning were aboard a fishing boat some 14 nautical…

Nearly 400 would-be migrants rescued off Greek island

ATHENS, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Greek coastguard on Friday rescued nearly 400 would-be migrants from a fishing boat and another vessel off southern Crete, ANA news agency reported. In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter…

Another 1,100 refugees cross into Mauritania from Mali: UN

NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,100 people fleeing insecurity in Mali have crossed into Mauritania this week, the UN refugee agency reported Friday, saying conditions were “difficult” for the newcomers. UNHCR said 7,310 refugees had now fled to Mauritania in the two months since a jihadist blockade upended…

Plastic pollution threatens Lake Malawi’s unique fish

LILONGWE, Dec 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Lake Malawi, one of Africa’s most important freshwater ecosystems and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is under growing threat from plastic pollution — endangering both its extraordinary biodiversity and the communities that depend on it. Home to more than a thousand species of cichlid fish…

Tanzania records tourism boom

Tourists at Kwakuchinja Wildlife Corridor DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’s tourism sector recorded a nine per cent increase in tourist arrivals in the first eleven months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The total is expected to increase further once December data are compiled, as…
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