Berbera Port’s new container terminal inaugurated, has capacity for 500,000 TEUs a year Second phase expansion of terminal will increase capacity up to two million TEUs a year Berbera Economic Zone under development aims to attract investment and new businesses, and to create jobs Expanded port, economic zone and Berbera corridor will transform Berbera into […]
In its judgment delivered on 15 March 2021, the ECOWAS Court of Justice declared illegal the arrest and detention of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Nain Saab Moran, ordered his release from further custody, quashed the extradition proceedings against him to the United States and awarded him $200,000 reparation for the violations of his human rights by […]
London — The European Union will next month consider sending military personnel to Mozambique to give support and training. According to a report by the Reuters news agency, the Portuguese Foreign Minister, Augusto Santos Silva, on Wednesday told a parliamentary committee in Lisbon that he hoped the mission would be approved at the next meeting […]
Libya’s transitional government renewed its commitment to holding elections in December at a UN-sponsored conference in Berlin, where Russia and Turkey reached a tentative plan to start withdrawing their foreign mercenaries from Libya. At the Berlin conference on Wednesday, Libya’s transitional government underlined its commitment to holding elections on 24 December, and Germany said it […]
Namibia’s special envoy on the Nama-Herero genocide of 1904 to 1908, Zed Ngavirue, has died. He was 88. This was confirmed by presidential press secretary Alfredo Hengari on Thursday morning. Ngavirue was previously the director general of the National Planning Commission and later on Namibia’s ambassador to the European Union and Belgium.
Government says it has noted with concern how acclaimed international opera singer, Pretty Yende, was treated at the Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France, on Monday. According to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), the South African Embassy in Paris has since written to French authorities seeking an explanation and thorough […]
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina yesterday disclosed that the bank will support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with $208 billion, as part of its contribution towards stimulating investment in Africa. Adesina revealed this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the virtual 2021 AfDB Annual […]
An election observer mission from the African Union (AU) has endorsed the Ethiopian poll as credible, despite security challenges faced in the country including in the northern Tigray region. A preliminary report filed by the AU Mission on Wednesday said Ethiopia’s local and parliament elections had generally met expectations for being free and fair, even […]
Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. Mankeur Ndiaye, CAR Special Representative and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA) voiced his concern […]
Full implementation of a historic ceasefire agreement and the withdrawal of foreign forces are critical for consolidating peace in Libya, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in remarks to a major international meeting aimed at shoring up the country after a decade of civil conflict. In a video message to the Berlin II conference, […]
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Icelandic fishing giant Samherji yesterday issued an apology for the company’s conduct in Namibia between 2014 and 2019. The apology comes days after the United States (US) banned former minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau and ex-minister of justice Sacky Shanghala from entering the country due […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Berlin for talks Wednesday with German leaders and to take part in a conference on Libya’s political future. Germany and the United Nations are hosting the Berlin conference, seeking to build on earlier efforts to bring about a lasting halt in fighting in Libya and support a […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a defence against sanctions imposed on African and Caribbean countries, warning that such decisions could hurt cooperation. Speaking in Brussels, Belgium, President Kenyatta said affected regions should be consulted before sanctions are imposed. He referred to EU sanctions on African countries like Burundi and Eritrea that he said had made […]
Kenya will begin implementing a key trade deal with the European Union (EU), after partners in the East African region allowed Nairobi to go first. The revelations emerged on Monday night as President Uhuru Kenyatta toured Brussels, the Belgian capital that also hosts the headquarters of the European bloc. A communique released after the meeting […]
Egypt’s Ambassador to Canada Ahmed Abo Zeid has praised Cairo’s efforts on strengthening the role of a centralized state in Africa and the Middle East in face of threats posed by militias and internal conflicts. The diplomat’s remarks came on Tuesday 22/6/2021in a lecture delivered at Ottawa University on Egypt’s national security. He reviewed the […]
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Egypt on Tuesday 22/6 /2021 for Germany to take part in the Berlin-2 conference on Libya, slated for Wednesday . His participation comes at the invitation of the German foreign minister and the UN secretary-general. In his speech at the conference, Shoukry will affirm Egypt’s stance in support of protecting […]
Heiko Maas has expressed optimism ahead of the Libyan conference held in Berlin. He has also repeated calls for the withdrawal of foreign fighters and weapons from the country. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on foreign fighters to leave Libya to ensure a peaceful transition in comments made ahead of Wednesday’s Berlin conference. Maas […]
An American citizen, who was in Ethiopia to observe its sixth general election, was found dead in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday. John Marsh was a member of the Carter Center team of observers. “An American citizen was found dead in his bedroom at the Radisson Blu Hotel,” the Addis Ababa Police Commission said […]