Daily Archives: Aug 13, 2021

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the wrongful and unjustified detention of the President of the Panpontian Federation of Greece, George Varythymiadis,...

Upon instructions from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, our Embassy in Ankara made a démarche to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest the wrongful and unjustified detention and deportation order against the President of the...

Malawi Village Gets Award for Fighting Malaria Infection and Deaths

MACHINGA, MALAWI  - Malawi had nearly 7 million malaria cases last year, more than a third of the population, with 2,500 lives lost to...

Explainer: Why Ethiopia’s War Crisis is Deepening by the Day

NAIROBI - The United States says it is sending a special envoy to Ethiopia as the fast-moving conflict in the Tigray region has spread...

Childhood cancer care in Africa hit hard by pandemic

Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Regional Office of the...

Zimbabwe Churches Scoff at Government Decision to Allow Vaccinated to Attend Services

HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Churches in Zimbabwe are questioning the government’s sincerity in allowing them to hold services for the vaccinated when only about 10%...

ICC Awaits Sudan’s Decision on Bashir

NAIROBI - Political analysts and rights groups have welcomed reports that Sudan may hand former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court.  Bashir...

Five Children Killed by Grenade Blast in NE Nigeria

Five children were killed when a disused grenade they were playing with exploded outside the northeast Nigerian town of Ngala, near the border with...

Efforts Underway to Contain Marburg Disease in Guinea

GENEVA - Concerted efforts are underway by local health authorities and World Health Organization experts to prevent the spread of the deadly Marburg disease...

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Namibian Athletes Secure Spots at Tokyo Deaflympics

Windhoek: Several athletes have qualified to represent Namibia at the Deaflympics scheduled for Tokyo, Japan, from 15 to 26 November 2025. The qualifying events took place at the National Youth Service (NYS) Centre in Rietfontein, Otjozondjupa Region,...
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Twenty Seven Magistrate Positions to Be Filled in 2025/26, Announces Minister Immanuel

Windhoek: The Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Wise Immanuel, has announced the appointment of 27 magistrates by the Office of the Judiciary during the 2025/26 financial year. This announcement was made in the National Assembly last week as p...

Hangula Calls for Inclusion of Ex-Air Namibia Staff in New National Airline

Windhoek: Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Member of Parliament, Vaino Hangula, has called on Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, to include former Air Namibia employees in the process of establishing and operating a new national airline. ...

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