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Namibia has made its third light oil discovery 270 km off its coast in the Orange Basin, though experts say the southern African country will only reap the rewards of these discoveries in a few years. The drilling process in the Orange Basin started in December 2022 and was successfully finished in recent days, according […]
In their post-Covid recovery plans, East African countries are promoting niche products, such as cruise, adventure, culture and sports tourism, in emerging tourist markets such as China, in a strategy expected to spur growth in the sector. To reduce over-reliance on traditional source markets in Europe and the United States, East African countries are shifting […]
Twelve countries, including Ten in Africa, are hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis among adolescent girls and women, UNICEF warned Monday (6 March), calling for all stakeholders to transform food, health and social protection systems for these most vulnerable people. 5.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffered of acute […]
Hundreds of Sub Saharans have called for the boycott of Tunisian products in reaction to treatment of Sub Saharan migrants in the North African country following racial statement made by leader Kais Saied. Several people from Sub-Saharan countries took to social media for the boycott with some hashtag calling to boycott Tunisian goods and products. […]
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, has described as “dire” the situation of human rights in Eritrea where the UN official indicates that many youth are facing forced conscription. Nashif, addressing the Human Rights Council, warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign […]
King Mohammed VI will be honored next Tuesday in Kigali with the Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF). The announcement was made Tuesday by CAF in a press release. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame will also receive the same trophy awarded in recognition for best achievements accomplished in 2022. CAF Chief […]
European Union commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi started Monday a two-day visit to Morocco amid tensions with the European Parliament following the orchestrated smear campaign carried out by some MEPs against the North African Kingdom. In his twitter account, Mr. Varhelyi said talks in Rabat will focus on how to deepen further strategic […]
Tanzanian opposition politician Godbless Lema has returned home after two years in exile in Canada over threats to his life following a disputed election. A huge crowd came to welcome the former lawmaker from the main opposition Chadema party who fled the country in November 2020, AFP reports. Lema said he “wept” upon seeing such […]
Namibia and Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship planning have unveiled a Residence by Investment Program in view of attracting foreign investment to boost the economic growth of the Southern African country. The program, Namibia Daily News report, offers a renewable five-year work permit to successful investors who invest a minimum […]
Egypt has secured $9.13-million grants from the World Bank for the expansion of the management of e-waste and healthcare waste under Greater Cairo pollution reduction project, the country’s Ministry of International Cooperation said in a statement. The grant would reinforce the original project’s environmental benefits, both locally and publicly, by improving e-waste and healthcare waste […]