WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — Jill Biden on Wednesday made the first visit by a U.S. first lady to the southwestern African nation of Namibia — chosen, she said, because of its vibrant democracy. The Namibian president and first lady warmly welcomed her on the first stop of her first trip to the continent as first lady. When asked why she chose

President Hage Geingob on Friday extended festive greetings, saying Namibians should celebrate the season with a positive outlook and renewed enthusiasm. In a media message issued by the Office of the President, Geingob said although the past year has not been easy, Namibians should be mindful that the challenges the country is experiencing are not bigger, and as a nation

Police have arrested 25 people accused of planning to overthrow the German government in a series of raids across the country. The group is accused of trying to instate Heinrich XIII – a descendant of German royalty – as their leader. Among those arrested were members of the Reichsbürger (which translates as citizens of the Reich), a disparate movement of

Acting on the recommendations of its First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) and Sixth Committee (Legal), the General Assembly today adopted a total of 86 resolutions and 17 decisions on items ranging from the threat posed by nuclear weapons in a deteriorating international security environment to the restoration of confidence in the rule of law as a key element of

President Hage Geingob has impressed upon the newly elected Swapo Party central committee (CC) members to always uphold and defend the party. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the elected members, Geingob said members should defend and carry out Swapo’s instructions loyally as per the oath they took. The elected members were sworn in by the congress election Returning Officer

State of Palestine’s Permanent Observer Requests International Conference for Resolving All Final Status Issues, as Speakers Urge End to Deadly Violence Against a background of increasing violence, shrinking civil society space and creeping annexation, speakers at a special meeting of the Palestinian Rights Committee to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People stressed the need to mobilize

SMember of the national executive committee of the African National Congress (ANC) Lindiwe Sisulu, has called on the Namibian and South African governments to erect monuments in places where refugees from the two countries were living during the liberation struggle. Namibia and South African refugees were hosted in countries such as Angola, Tanzania and Zambia during the liberation struggle. “It

Luanda – The Interparliamentary Group of the National Assembly (AN) assessed Wednesday, during an Ordinary Plenary meeting, the composition of the National Monitoring Groups and the Friendship and Solidarity Groups. The Draft Resolution of the nominal composition and the designation of the respective directorates will be discussed and approved at the 2nd Ordinary Plenary Meeting of the National Assembly, which

Many African surveying and mapping organisations are challenged by slow implementation of land management and land reform policies geared towards economic emancipation, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reform Anna Shiweda has said. The deputy minister was speaking at the 12th Conference of Ministers Responsible for the Activities of the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resource for Development (RCMRD) in

The newly sworn-in Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Samuel Matekane on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to President Hage Geingob, who doubles as the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) organ on politics, defence and security. Matekane was sworn in as Lesotho’s prime minister on 28 October 2022. Speaking during the visit, Matekane said Lesotho is

Regional consultations on the Data Protection Bill by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in the Kavango East Region started here on Tuesday. Explaining what the Bill wants to achieve during consultations, Deputy Director in the ministry, Elizabeth Kamutuezu, said it talks about various role players such as government offices, ministries and agencies and how they deal with people’s

More than 30 officials from the Kunene, Erongo and Otjozondjupa regional councils gathered at Otjiwarongo on Monday to discuss the newly launched government communication strategy. Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), Peya Mushelenga, officiated at the event, saying the 22-page document was launched in October 2022 in the capital and will run from 2022 to 2027. Mushelenga said there

President Hage Geingob has joined other world leaders in participating in the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP27) taking place in Egypt. The conference, which started in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday, will focus on adaptation, implementation and finance as ways to achieve zero-carbon development and effective adaptation to climate change. According

Aid groups say they are ready to deliver much-needed food and medicine to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region after the warring sides agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday. The deal between the Tigray rebels and Ethiopia’s government commits federal officials to ensuring “unhindered humanitarian access” to Tigray, which is in the grip of one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises. Some 5

Delegates voiced sharp differences today about the work of the Human Rights Council as the General Assembly took up the intergovernmental body’s annual report. While some praised its efforts over the past year to curb human rights violations through the creation of special mechanisms and emergency sessions, other delegates said the Geneva-based intergovernmental body applies double standards that ignore their