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Cotton Exporter Benin Tries Local Processing to Reduce Climate Emissions

As world leaders meet in Egypt to discuss ways to combat climate change, one possible solution is brewing across the continent in Benin. Benin has built an industrial park to move the country away from exporting raw materials to making finished product...

African Women Entrepreneurs Call for Support of Africa Free Trade

African women entrepreneurs from 35 countries have called for more support from lenders and governments to help them benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area. Meeting in Cameroon's capital for the U.N.-sponsored African Women Entrepreneur F...

Kenya, Uganda plot a joint tourism marketing strategy

MOMBASA (Kenya)— Tourism stakeholders drawn from Kenya and Uganda have mooted a plan to market tourism products in both countries jointly.Consul General of Uganda Consulate Mombasa Amb. Paul Mukumbya said both countries are endowed with a rich culture...

Hand-of-God ball sells for US$ 2.4 million

LONDON— The ball Argentine football star Diego Maradona punched through English keeper Peter Shilton’s fists to score the opening goal of the quarterfinal match the eventual champions went past during the Mexico 1986 World Cup sold Wednesday at auction...

Invest more in Africa’s Sahel, or risk decades of armed conflict and displacement

Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement, exacerbated by rising temperatures, scarcity of resources and food insecurity, the UN has warned in a report publish...

Special Investigating Unit on Student Financial Aid Scheme investigations

The SIU recovers over R33 million from Northlink College in NSFAS investigationThe Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered R33 489 884.37 from Northlink College in the Western Cape as part of its National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) inv...

President Ramaphosa arrives in Bali, Indonesia for the G20 Leaders’ Summit

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Bali in the Republic of Indonesia for the annual G20 Leaders' Summit. The President will participate in deliberations among world leaders whose economies account for 85% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP...

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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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Garissa County Launches Its First Oxygen Processing Plant

Garissa County has launched its first oxygen processing plant at the Garissa Teaching and Referral Hospital in its quest to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure, and ease access to affordable health services in the county. With the launch of the o...

National Arts Council of Namibia Funds 15 Artistic Projects in 2024 Cycle Two Grant

WINDHOEK – The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) has finalized the recipients of its 2024 cycle two grant, awarding a total of N$521,624.30 to 15 projects that demonstrate significant potential to enrich the national arts and culture scene. This...