Beijing/Kathmandu, Jan. 7, ’25 (Reuters/TNZ) A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday. Chinese Authorities said the earthquake killed at least 95 people and shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. The quake hit at 9.05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicentre located […]
Brussels, Jan. 6, ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) A knife-wielding man attempted to breach the premises at 16 Rue de la Loi in Brussels, the office of the Belgian prime minister, on Monday morning. The suspect was swiftly apprehended by military police on site, Belgian authorities confirmed. Officials said the individual threatened military personnel before being subdued. Read […]
Dar Es Salam, Jan. 5, ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) Tanzanian authorities, on Sunday announced preparations for a two-day African Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled to begin on Jan. 27. The summit, also known as the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, is a landmark event aimed at accelerating energy access across the continent. Noel Kaganda, Director of […]
Cairo/Gaza, Jan. 4, ‘25 (Reuters/TNZ) Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 people, Palestinian medics said on Saturday. This is as mediators launched a new ceasefire push to end the 15-month-old war. At least 17 of those who died were killed in airstrikes on two houses in Gaza City, the first […]
Nairobi, Jan. 3, ’25 (TNZ) The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) maintained its rally on the first trading day of 2025 on Thursday, with all key indices recording gains. Market data from the NSE showed that the benchmark NSE 20 Share Index, which ended 2024 at 2,010.65, rose by 48.02 points to close at 2,058.67. The […]
NEW ORLEANS(USA), Jan. 1, ’25 (TNZ) A suspect, who drove a vehicle at high speed into a crowd of revellers in New Orleans on New Year’s Day has died in a firefight with the Police, law enforcement officials told the AP. The officials have no authority to discuss details of the investigation publicly. But they […]
LUANDA, Jan. 1, ’25 (TNZ) Angola’s average daily oil production reached 1.134 million barrels in the first three quarters of 2024, increasing by four per cent. This compared to the same period last year, according to data from Angola’s National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG). The rise follows Angola’s exit from the Organisation of […]
Abidjan, Jan. 1, ’25 (TNZ) President Alassane Ouattara Cote D’Ivoire said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power’s military exit from the region. Speaking in an end-of-year address to the nation, Ouattara said Ivorians should be proud of the modernised state of their armed forces. […]
Syria’s Transitional Government has vowed to restructure all security agencies of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime accused of mass killings and abuses. Al-Assad, who ruled Syria for more than two decades, fled the country earlier this month as rebels advanced on the capital Damascus during a lighting sweep. The interim government, installed by Syria’s […]
Chadians were voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election boycotted by the opposition that will likely consolidate President Mahamat Idriss Deby’s power. The election would also complete the oil-producing nation’s transition towards constitutional rule. Deby came to power in a disputed poll in May, three years after he seized power and declared himself interim leader. […]