Hydromet create benefits worth at least ten times their costs and are vital to build resilience to extreme weather An estimated 23,000 lives per year could be saved and up to $2 billion in economic losses averted by improving weather forecasts, early warning systems, and climate information in low- and middle-income countries, according to a […]
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $6 million grant to launch the initial phase of the Desert to Power West Africa Regional Energy Program. Desert to Power, an initiative led by the Bank, is expected to transform the Sahel by harnessing the region’s abundant solar potential. The grant […]
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and an ethnically-diverse country with a population of more than 11 million, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. The country gained her independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended Africa’s longest-running civil conflict, the Second Sudanese Civil War. […]
Washington, DC — U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, which will be introduced into the Senate record: I rise today to acknowledge the 10th anniversary of South Sudan’s independence. July 9th is a bittersweet day for the resilient people […]
People in southern Madagascar are experiencing an exceptionally acute food and nutrition crisis that is leaving thousands of children severely ill and pushing entire families into extreme poverty. Since March 2021, MSF emergency teams have been setting up more and more mobile clinics to deliver humanitarian and medical assistance in several districts across the region. […]
A heavy windstorm that hit the country on Wednesday has reportedly claimed the lives of 10 people in the country, with a total of 1531 people internally displaced. The country’s national disaster management agency has confirmed that 3140 were affected by the Wednesday windstorm. Sanna Dahaba, the executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency, […]
As South Africa continues to administer COVID-19 vaccines and receive doses from manufacturers, the Department of Health has confirmed that it currently has enough stock for 18 days. “As of [Thursday] evening, the country had in total – both the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines – 3.6 million doses. At the current rate of […]
THE East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project from Hoima in Uganda to Chongoleani -Tanga in Tanzania has signed the first tripartite land compensation agreement with people who are affected by the project in the priority areas. The agreement was signed yesterday at the event held at Sojo village, Igusule Ward in Nzega District, Tabora […]
ECOWAS court has awarded N30m against the Buhari administration for ill-treating and torturing journalist Agba Jalingo in Cross River state. The judgment was delivered today following a suit brought by SERAP on Jalingo’s behalf. Details later…
T.B. Joshua was as controversial as he was influential, eliciting extreme love in others the same way the mention of his name in some quarters provokes resentment. Temitope Balogun Joshua epitomised the aspiration of every lowly roadside Evangelical preacher or a small-time pastor, ensconced in a small claustrophobia store or makeshift hut, whose voice and […]
The 2021 Mining Expo will no longer be taking place from 1 to 2 September 2021, in a physical or virtual format, The Chamber of Mines CEO, Veston Malango said this week in a statement. Malango said Namibia is experiencing a devastating 3rd wave, which is only expected to peak in September 2021. “A physical […]
Fungi Kwaramba — The death of Lieutenant General Edzai Absalom Chanyuka Chimonyo who succumbed to cancer yesterday morning was a devastating blow to the country as he inspired the nation with his dedication to duty, President Mnangagwa has said. Lt Gen Chimonyo, who was 68, died at the Avenues Clinic yesterday morning. He was not […]
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Namibia: Omaheke Mortuaries Overwhelmed
Funeral undertakers at Gobabis are overwhelmed – so much so that they are fully booked for the next four days. All three undertakers at Gobabis The Namibian recently spoke to say they cannot accommodate new requests. The next available day for their services is Monday, they say. The grieving family member of an elder who […]
Land governance: safeguarding art, culture and heritage to secure the Africa We Want What: 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa Who: African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), When: 2- 4 November 2021; 09:00 to 17:00 GMT+2 Where: Kigali, Rwanda; Virtual The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) will hold its Land Policy in Africa Conference on […]
Green fuel security guards armed with guns and dogs Thursday morning moved in to provide security as the company destroyed crops and structures owned by over 1 000 households in Chinyamukwakwa village, Chipinge. The destruction is meant to pave way for the controversial ethanol producing company as it prepares land for its expansion and is […]
Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and Sharqia Governor Mamdouh Ghorab inaugurated Friday a mosque in the 10th of Ramadan city, northeast of Cairo. In statements to MENA, Gomaa said the mosque’s opening comes as part of the ministry’s plan to inaugurate 16 new mosques, bringing the total number of mosques opened nationwide since September […]
The Egyptian presidency on Friday mourned with deep sorrow the death of Gehan el-Sadat, the widow of late president Anwar el-Sadat, the “Hero of War and Peace”. Gehan el-Sadat was a role model for the Egyptian woman in supporting her husband under the most difficult times until he led the country to achieve the historic […]
Due to the escalating Covid-19-related deaths, some families have complained that the City of Windhoek is unable to keep up with the high demand for graves for them to bury their loved ones within the timeframe as stipulated by public health regulations. Although government has relaxed restrictions from seven to 10 days with respect to […]