50 missing as boat capsizes in Mediterranean

ROMe, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — A boat carrying 51 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean recently, with one confirmed alive and 50 still missing, local media reported. The only survivor was rescued by a merchant ship and transported to a hospital in Malta for treatment. According to the survivor, the boat…

South Africa: Transnet partners with Belgian port entities to modernise local ports

DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Transnet has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges International (PoABI) and the Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center (APEC) to modernise South Africa’s port system, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen regional trade competitiveness. The agreement establishes a framework…

South Africa to host special WEF Summit in 2027

DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has announced that South Africa will host a Special World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit in 2027. Speaking at the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Lamola said that as Africa’s most industrialised economy…

More than 640,000 people affected by catastrophic Mozambique floods

Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique MAPUTO, Jan 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique has affected more than 640,000 people, authorities say, with more than half of those in Gaza province.The regional capital, Xai-Xai, is submerged and fears of hunger and disease are mounting.Local authorities are coordinating with the country’s relief…

Two Tanzanians arrested in Kajiado with elephant tasks worth Ksh.14M

Two Tanzanian nationals who have been arrested NAIROBI, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Tanzanian nationals have been arrested in possession of 20 elephant tusks at the Namanga Border Post in Kajiado County.The two suspects, identified as Imani Manasse Musumbwe and Jinaoneka Kyenya, were intercepted by the Kajiado Investigation Team working…

Woman, boy drown off Greece after migrant boat sinks

ATHENS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A boat carrying over 50 migrants sank off the Greek coast, killing a woman and a boy and leaving three others missing, the coastguard said Sunday. “Fifty migrants have been rescued and are being cared for by the authorities,” after the accident off the island…

Zanzibar expands tourism reach with Bulgarian charter

ZANZIBAR, Jan 25 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — A TOTAL of 190 tourists from Bulgaria arrived in Zanzibar on a special charter flight, marking a renewed push to attract visitors from Eastern Europe and expand the islands’ global tourism footprint. Welcoming the flight at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, Terminal III, the Permanent Secretary in the…

South Africa to champion African water investment agenda at global talks in Dakar

DAKAR (Senegal), Jan 25 (NNN-SANEWS) — Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will represent South Africa at a high-level international meeting in Dakar, Senegal, as preparations intensify for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference. The High-Level Preparatory Meeting, taking place on Jan 26-27, will set the direction for the global…

UN, monitors warn South Sudan peace deal faces “irretrievable breakdown”

JUBA, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and peace monitors have called for urgent efforts to avert the collapse of South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement, warning that the country’s political and security situation has “continued to deteriorate significantly.” The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission…

Côte d’Ivoire president appoints brother as vice prime minister

Côte d’Ivoire defense minister Tene Birahima Ouattara is also now the country’s vice prime minister ABIDJAN, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara reshuffled his cabinet on Friday maintaining most senior ministers while appointing his brother, defence minister Tene Birahima Ouattara, to the newly created role of vice…
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