Namibians Pay Homage To Late President Hage Geingob
Namibians held a candlelit vigil in the capital, Windhoek, on Monday evening to pay homage to their late president, Hage Geingob.
The much-respected leader, who was receiving treatment for cancer, passed away on Sunday at the age of 82.
One resident, Sidney ... Read More
Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Gets Two-Thirds Majority In Pa...
Zimbabwe's ruling party has achieved a two-thirds majority in Parliament according to by-election results released by the country's elections commission over the weekend. That paves the way for the ZANU-PF party to amend the constitution as it wishes — including ... Read More
Nangolao Mbumba Is Namibia’s Interim President
Nangolo Mbumba
Nangolo Mbumba is the interim president of the southern African country of Namibia.
He was installed Sunday, following the death of President Hage Geingob earlier in the day at a hospital in Winhoek.
Geingob announced in January that he had cancer.
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Senegal’s Macky Sall Postpones Presidential Election Amid ...
Senegal's President Macky Sall
Senegalese President Macky Sall postponed the presidential elections due later this month in a decree announced on Saturday, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption in election-related cases.
Sall said he signed ... Read More
Namibian President Geingob Dies In Hospital While Receiving ...
Hage Geingob
Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. He was 82.
In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said Geingob's medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did ... Read More
UN Experts: Terrorist Threat Is High In Africa Conflict Zone...
The terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group, and their affiliates remains high in conflict zones in Africa and in Afghanistan – and threat levels have risen in some regions including Europe, U.N. experts said in a new report.
The ... Read More
South Africa Makes First Shipment Of Products Under AfCFTA Â...
South Africa has shipped the first consignment of products to neighbouring countries under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), boosting the momentum of the world’s largest free trade area.
Refrigerators, home appliances, and mining equipment were among the products shipped ... Read More
Migrant Arrivals To Spain’s Canaries Jump By Over 1,00...
The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spain's Canary Islands jumped more than 1,000% in January from a year ago, data released by the country's interior ministry on Thursday showed.
A total ... Read More
Burkina May Quit West African Currency Union, But Not Mali
Mali said on Wednesday it was not planning to leave West Africa's currency zone while Burkino Faso indicated it would do so after they and Niger announced their withdrawal from the region's political bloc in protest.
In a blow to hard-fought regional ... Read More
China Circumspect After International Court Ruling On Israel...
In a carefully worded response this week, China voiced its support of the U.N.’s International Court of Justice, or ICJ, ruling that orders Israel to desist from the killing of Palestinians in Gaza. Experts tell VOA that privately China has ... Read More