Monthly Archives: February, 2023

Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabaab militant group

MOGADISHU— Somalia is hosting a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa to discuss the fight against al-Shabaab, as a wide-ranging offensive against the armed group gathers pace.The meeting in the capital, Mogadishu,...

Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Faces Growing Insecurity Ahead of February 25 Polls

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission says an attack Wednesday on its offices in southeast Anambra state destroyed hundreds of ballot boxes and other election materials. Authorities say armed men also attacked a police station in the area...

Central African States Fail to Honor Timber Export Ban

Officials say most member states in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, CEMAC, have failed to honor a ban on raw timber exports that was enacted last year to conserve forests and create jobs by locally processing wood.The six member co...

MEC Mireille Wenger establishes Provincial Budget and Governance Forum

Minister Wenger establishes Provincial Budget and Governance Forum for Mayoral Committee Members of Finance, with energy crisis top of agendaThe Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, has established the Provincial Budget and ...

MEC David Maynier: National Senior Certificate Awards

Good morning, Premier Alan Winde, and Tracy Winde, and thank you for hosting us again this year at your lovely home.Welcome to our principals, and our teachers, and our parents, and our colleagues, and our supporters.And a special welcome to our top ac...

Three Dead, 32 Wounded In Egypt’s Hospital Fire

CAIRO– At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded, in a fire that broke out yesterday, at a charitable hospital in the capital, Cairo, said the Egyptian Health Ministry in a statement.The accident took place at the radiology department of ...

Malawi Anti-Graft Chief Suspended Over Leaked Audio Clip

Malawi has suspended the head of its Anti-Corruption Bureau over a leaked audio clip that where she suggested high-ranking officials were obstructing justice.Martha Chizuma was arrested in December for the same issue but released on the order of Presid...

Record Botswana diamond sales in 2022

GABORONE— Sales of diamonds from Botswana reached record levels last year due to Western buyers shunning Russian stones and steady global demand for diamond jewellery.Botswana generates almost a third of its revenue and around 70% of its foreign exchan...

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Seedlings Planted at Sikosinyana School to Honour Nujoma

Sikosinyana: In adherence to the Namibian government's call to actively promote tree planting this month to honour the legacy of late Founding President Sam Nujoma, the Sikosinyana Senior Secondary School in the Zambezi Region on Monday planted 12 see...
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Inflation Rate Drops to 3.6 Per Cent in April 2025

Windhoek: Namibia's annual inflation rate for April 2025 stood at 3.6 per cent, a decrease from the 4.8 per cent recorded in April 2024. According to Namibia Press Agency, this information was detailed in the Namibia Consumer Price Index (NCPI) for A...

Nangombe Admits Electrification Progress Slow

Ondangwa: The implementation of Namibia's electrification project is moving at a snail's pace, according to Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Industry. Nangombe said this on Tuesday during an electricity acceler...

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