Mali’s junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector

BAMAKO, Jan 23 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Mali’s military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government’s direct grip on the country’s crucial gold industry, and has appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to the job. The legal texts establishing the role state that the…

Nigeria’s strategy to combat illegal logging and poaching

ABUJA, Jan 23 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Facing catastrophic deforestation, Nigeria is deploying an unconventional defense: recruiting the very poachers and loggers who once threatened its last wildlife refuges. In Okomu National Park, the NGO Africa Nature Investors (ANI), now trains former offenders as armed rangers. With Nigeria having lost 96% of…

At least 21 UN personnel killed in deliberate attacks in 2025

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 21 UN personnel — 12 peacekeeping personnel and nine civilians — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2025, the United Nations said Thursday. This does not include the personnel of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…

Jihadist attack claims lives of eleven police officers in Burkina Faso

A jihadist of the JNIM group OAUGADOUGOU, Jan 23 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — At least eleven police officers were killed in a major jihadist assault in eastern Burkina Faso over the weekend, security sources confirmed, highlighting the persistent and deadly violence plaguing the country despite military claims of progress.Security sources said that…

Mozambique counts 13 dead in floods so far but toll expected to rise

A house stands partially submerged in floodwater after weeks of heavy rainfall in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique authorities on Thursday reported 13 deaths from severe floods over the past two weeks, though the figure is expected to rise sharply, with aid workers saying they expect more…

UN says 35 million Nigerians risk hunger after global funding collapse

Yaanama Abba, a 45-year-old mother of six children, receives pinto beans distributed by WFP ABUJA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 35 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger this year, including 3 million children facing severe malnutrition, the United Nations said on Thursday, following the collapse of global aid budgets.Speaking…

South Africa: Two more learners die following Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash

GAUTENG (South Africa), Jan 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — Two more learners have succumbed to injuries in hospital in the early hours of Thursday following the tragic scholar transport accident in Vanderbijlpark on Monday.  The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) confirmed the additional deaths this morning, bringing the total number of learners…

Sudanese slowly rebuild their war-ravaged capital

KHARTOUM, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A jungle of weeds fills the Sudanese finance ministry’s courtyard in central Khartoum, where the army-backed government says it plans a gradual return after nearly three years of war. Abandoned cars, shattered glass and broken furniture lie beneath vines climbing the redbrick facades, built in…

Guinea: At least 6 killed in gold mine collapse in Siguiri prefecture

CONAKRY, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least six people were killed on Wednesday when a gold mine collapsed in Guinea’s prefecture of Siguiri, located about 800 km northeast of the capital Conakry, local media reported. The incident occurred in the locality of Doko, an artisanal gold-mining area known for its…

Mozambique floods spiralling into escalating emergency – UN warns

Flood waters cover the Chibuto-Chaimite road in Gaza province, Mozambique MAPUTO, Jan 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — After weeks of heavy rains, floodwaters in Mozambique’s Maputo province have submerged vast areas of land. Nationwide, more than 100 people have been killed since the rainy season began in October.Rosita Augusto, a resident of…
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