Monthly Archives: February, 2023

US Demands Sudan Reverse Ruling That Freed Man Convicted in Envoy’s Killing

The United States on Thursday called on the Sudanese government to reverse a decision this week to release a Sudanese man facing the death penalty in the killing of a U.S. diplomat in 2008.Abdelraouf Abuzeid was found guilty, along with others, in the ...

Embassies Warn of New Violence in South Sudan Ahead of Pope Visit

The embassies of Britain, Norway, and the United States have expressed grave concerns about possible new fighting in South Sudan's Upper Nile State. The warning by the so-called Troika Embassies comes just days ahead of Pope Francis' first visit to Sou...

Huge crowds turn out for pope’s mass in DR Congo capital

KINSHASA— A huge crowd of singing and dancing worshippers turned out to attend a papal mass in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, the second day of Pope Francis’s visit to the country.People flocked to the tarmac of Kinshasa’s N’D...

Manuela Roka Botey appointed Equatorial Guinea premier

MALABO— Manuela Roka Botey was appointed prime minister of Equatorial Guinea, becoming the first woman in the central African country’s history to hold the post, state television announced Tuesday.Joining the government as the minister for national edu...

SADC calls for urgent National Dialogue in Eswatini

WINDHOEK— The Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders have called on the Kingdom of Eswatini to urgently initiate a national dialogue as tensions continue to rise in that country.This comes after the murder of a leading human rights lawye...

South Africa admitted to the International Human Frontier Science Program; the only country from Africa

PRETORIA— South Africa has been admitted as a member of the International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) following a competitive application process.The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) wi...

Chinese Lending at 13-Year Low; US Pledges Africa Investment

Recent visits to Africa by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen came as a new study found China's overseas investments in the COVID-19 era are at a 13-year low. China has invested heavily in Afric...

Western Cape Community Safety hosts Policing Needs and Priorities engagement in Durbanville, 3 Feb

On 3 February 2023, the Department of Community Safety will host its Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) engagement in the City of Cape Town for the SAPS Metro West area.The PNP engagement is critical to determine the Metro West area’s policing needs a...

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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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