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 […]
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Senegal to launch its first internet exchange point, SenIX
Senegalese government plans to launch its first Internet Exchange Point on August 29 in the capital city Dakar, Cheikh Bakhoum, the Director General of the […]
Namibia: grape exporters target $76.3 million in 2017
Namibian grape producers are expecting to glean $76.3 million worth of revenues in 2017, an increase of 29.8% over the previous year, Freshplaza news portal […]
AfDB releases $750 million loan to support Namibia
African Development Bank on Friday released $750 million loan to finance budget deficit and infrastructure projects in Namibia, Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein said. According to […]
Namibians Sue Germany in US for ‘Forgotten Genocide’
The German government has been sued in New York for damages by descendants of the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, for what they called […]
Namibia Bans Live Birds Trade
Namibian Agriculture Ministry has banned movement and trading of live birds in the country following an outbreak of the New Castle disease in the southern […]
Mauritius is SSA’ Most Competitive Economy – WEF
‘The Global Competitiveness Index,’ released this weekend by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows Mauritius as sub-Saharan Africa’s most competitive economy. According to WEF, the […]
Namibia’s Economic Growth Slowing – IMF
Slow budgetary consolidation efforts by authorities as well as a slowdown in the buildings and public works sector could put the brakes on Namibia’s economy, […]
Germany Set to Apologize for Genocide in Colonial Namibia
German government plans to formally apologize to Namibia for the extermination of its indigenous citizens a century ago, senior official of the German foreign ministry […]
Ethiopia: Flash Floods Kill at least 50, Displace Thousands
About 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslide caused by heavy rains in Ethiopia, officials said on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people […]