South African President and current President of the African Union (AU), Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday dealt a blow to the Polisario separatists when he reaffirmed the relevance of Decision 693 of the African Summit held in July 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Ramaphosa, who was speaking at the end of the 14th African Union Extraordinary […]
A transformative moment in Namibian politics unfolded as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah secured the presidency with 57 percent of the vote, becoming the nation’s first female leader. The ruling SWAPO party maintained its parliamentary majority, though by the narrowest margin in its 34-year governance, securing 51 seats in a close contest that reflects shifting political […]
The World Bank Board has approved $365 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to increase girls’ and women’s access to learning, economic opportunities, and utilization of health services, and to strengthen the institutional capacity for gender equality in Western and Central Africa. The Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus project (SWEDD+) has […]
