Security, trade, anti-corruption top African leaders’ meeting in Mauritania
The 31st summit of the African Union (AU) ended on Monday in Mauritania with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), anti-corruption and security on […]
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MTN to launch mobile service in Namibia by August
Africa’s biggest mobile telecoms firm, MTN Group, is aiming to launch a mobile service in Namibia by the end of August. According to Reuters, the […]
Namibia: families of victims killed by hippos, crocodiles to get $8,297
Namibia will now compensate families of people killed by wild animals including crocodiles and hippos with up to $8,297. About nine people were killed by […]
Namibia economy slips into recession
Namibia has dropped into recession after its mining-fueled economy contracted in the final two quarters of last year, the statistics office said on Thursday. According […]
AU launches world’s largest free-trade area, biggest economies out
Forty-four African countries on Wednesday launched a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. But Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s biggest economies […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins Mo Ibrahim African leadership prize
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, named after its Sudanese billionaire founder, announced on Monday that the prize committee has awarded the $5m prize for leadership to […]
Namibia: About 60,000 people sign petition to end desert elephants hunting
As elephant hunting mounts in Namibia, 57,508 people across the world have signed a petition for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to stop the […]
Namibia’s President wins ruling SWAPO party top position
Namibia’s president Hage Geingob has been elected president of the ruling SWAPO party, the party said on Monday. President Geingob who was until now, vice-president […]
Mauritius tops 2017 Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance
Mauritius remains the top ranking country in overall governance in Africa, Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) revealed this week. According to latest governance […]
Namibia to close diamond mines by 2022
Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers, plans to close four mines by 2022 in Namibia, a union official told local media on Tuesday. According to […]