Monthly Archives: February, 2023

SACU receipts Namibia’s largest source of revenue

FirstRand Namibia economist Ruusa Nandago said the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) receipts will account for 32 per cent of the total revenue for the 2023/2024 financial year (FY), making it the largest source of revenue for the Namibian governme...

US: 25 Million Lives Saved by AIDS Program

The head of a U.S. government program to fight AIDS, Dr. John Nkengasong, says that in its 20 years of existence the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has saved 25 million lives.PEPFAR, set up in 2003 under the administration of fo...

NPC readies for SASAPD National Championships

Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) secretary general Michael Hamukwaya has said the NPC is planning to take five sports codes to the upcoming Toyota South African Sports Association for Physically Disabled (SASAPD) championships.The annual SASAPD Natio...

Nigeria’s Tinubu Declared President-Elect After Disputed Election

Nigeria's electoral commission on Wednesday declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu president-elect after a disputed weekend election, at a ceremony that was snubbed by the two main opposition parties.Tinubu's victory extends the ruling All Progres...

Catholic Church to help Seychelles with social issues, says new Vatican diplomat

The newly accredited Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles has promised to continue to work on social issues and on mutual concern in climate change among others.Archbishop Tomasz Grysa presented his credentials to Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan at Sta...

UN pauses aid flights in east DR Congo after helicopter attack

KINSHASA, The United Nations announced it was suspending humanitarian flights across much of conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic Congo after one of its helicopters came under attack.Unidentified militants fired on a UN helicopter “10 minutes” fro...

Nigeria ruling party candidate takes election lead, rivals claim fraud

Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu took an early lead in the race for the presidency, according to initial tallies on Monday, after a tight election marked by long delays and an opposition walkout over fraud accusations.Former Lagos governor ...

Cuba to host international forum on African culture

HAVANA, Under the slogan Connected to our roots, the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba will host the 21st International Conference on African and Afro-American Culture from April 12 to 16. The forum aims to create a space for debate where experts and...

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Parents Urge Government Intervention in Overseas Education Scam

Nairobi: Parents of Uasin Gishu County who were affected after their children failed to secure admission to overseas universities despite paying millions to study in Finland and Canada through the Overseas Education Trust scholarship, are pleading for...
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African Innovators Encouraged to Create AI Solutions in Local Languages

Kampala: Managing Director at Microsoft Africa Development Centre, Catherine Muraga, has urged African innovators to develop indigenous AI solutions, with an emphasis on creating AI technologies in local languages such as Kiswahili, Amharic, and Lugan...

Government Finalizes Leasing of Four Sugar Factories to Private Millers

Nairobi: The government has completed the leasing process of four public sugar factories to revive the once-thriving sugar sector in the country. The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mutahi Kagwe announced that four private ...

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