Namibie : Actualité
Actualité : Namibie : Actualité
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Zambia urged to stop prosecuting people for homosexuality
Lusaka, Zambia - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Zambian authorities to dismiss all charges and release two men arrested for engaging in homosexual acts. |
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Lagos-bound South Africa Airways plane makes air return
Lagos, Nigeria - A Lagos-bound South Africa Airways (SAA) flight on Sunday made an air return to the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg after a spark was detected in the aircraft galley, the private Guardian newspaper reported here Monday, quoting SAA Consultant Tope Awe. |
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Vuyo Mbuli: Tributes pour in for late SA presenter
South African television presenter Vuyo Mbuli - Tributes have continued to pour in for popular South African television presenter Vuyo Mbuli, who suffered a fatal heart attack over the weekend. |
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African Peer Review Mechanism comes under civil society scrutiny
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has yet to deliver on the lofty promises of good governance, deepened democracy and the advancement of human rights in the continent, according to civil society organisations meeting here ahead of the African Union (AU) summit next week. |
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Ethiopian diplomat urges Africans to rise to new challenges
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Though the last 50 years of Africa’s history have been fraught with so many challenges, Africans today are very proud of their achievements, according to Ethiopia’s Ambassador Kongit Sinegiorgis. |
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Economic partnership USA-Cameroon
US to strengthen economic partnership with Cameroon - US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed his country's willingness? to strengthen its economic partnership with the Central African nation of Cameroon |
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Television: AUC mourns South African TV personality
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has on behalf of the Commission extended condolences to the family and friends of renowned South African Television anchor, Mr. Vuyo Mbuli, who died at the weekend. |
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2013 CAF Confederation Cup: All first-leg, playoff round results
Football - Below are all the results of the first-leg, playoff round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup played across Africa this weekend. |
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Ultra-modern T24 system for technology-era clients
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited upgrades operations to ultramodern T24 system - NIC Bank Tanzania Limited has upgraded its core banking system to the ultra-modern T24 system in its resolve to satisfy the fast growing demands of technology-era clients. |
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CINFORES BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software
FG endorses brainfriend software for Nigerian schools - The Federal Ministry of Education has endorsed the CINFORES BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software as a tool for the enhancement of teaching and learning methods in Nigerian schools. |
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Cardiologist: Hypertension, commonest cardiovascular disorder
Health - A medical practitioner, Dr Anthony Adimekwe, on Friday described hypertension as the commonest cardiovascular disorder, as well as the number one cause of life-long drug treatment. Adimekwe, a Resident Cardiologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. |
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Macroeconomic policies in Nigeria
Economy - Why country needs expansionary macroeconomic policies. In 2009, President Obama signed a large stimulus bill into law. Not only to halt the recession, but also to put the economy on a faster growth lane with jobs. The American economy recovered so phenomenally. With an amazing number of jobs added monthly as a result, the Eurozone economies seemed to be in deeper recession with millions of jobs lost. |
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No standard public library in Nigeria
'Nigeria has no standard public library' - Nigeria has no standard public library that could serve all categories of library users, the immediate past president of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Professor Lenrie Aina, has said. |
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Land Depository to be established in Nigeria
FG to establish national Land Depository - A National Land Depository that will record every single land in the country will soon be established President Goodluck Jonathan has said. |
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Child trafficking and abuse in Nigeria
Nigerian women advised against child trafficking - Wife of the Chief Security Officer to President Goodluck Jonathan and founder of Branzik Ikull Centre for Social Rehabilitation (BICSR), Mrs Merit Gordon Obuah has advised women to fight against child trafficking and abuse. |
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Sata to rescind his order to arrest protesting students
University of Zambia: Pressure forces Sata to U-Turn on student arrest - Pressure from the international community, opposition political parties and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday forced President Michael Sata to rescind his order to arrest protesting students from the University of Zambia. |
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Technology: ICT operators asked to share their infrastructure
ICT infrastructure - Existing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) operators in the country have been directed to cooperate with new firms by sharing their infrastructure to avoid congestion. The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa said on Thursday evening that the government had prepared an infrastructure sharing policy to ensure towers weren't erected every time a new player entered the sector. |
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Fingerprints based registration system
National Social Security Fund NSSF discards fingerprints system - Social Security Provider National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has officially withdrawn the use of fingerprints based registration system following the integration of cutting edge information technology based systems. |
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Use of cassava in confectioneries to transform agriculture
Obasanjo shares 40 percent cassava bread with african leaders - Former Nigeria's President ,Olusegun Obasanjo, took the 40 percent cassava flour inclusion in bread to Tanzania recently as he urged the Tanzania President to promote the use of cassava in confectioneries in his country to transform agriculture. |
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Corruption, poor governance in Nigeria
How corruption, poor governance are killing the country - I pay tribute to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Hon. Ekpo Nta and his indefatigable team for the brilliant idea of hosting this forum. This lofty initiative bears testimony to the genius of Hon. Ekpo Nta. Apart from shedding light on seemingly hazy issues, it is a welcome opportunity for elected officers to relate with the electorate. |
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No salary increase for MPs
Uhuru maintains no salary increase for MPs - President Uhuru Kenyatta has today called upon the members of the national assembly who are pushing for the increment of their salaries to first deliver services. |
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Amnesty for Boko Haram
Renowned American Rights Activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson has thrown his weight behind the Federal Government decision to offer amnesty to Boko Haram sect. He described the move as a deliberate step to end insecurity in the country. According to him, the amnesty offer must be open and honored, and implemented to include economic restitution and inclusion of destroyed Christian and Muslim structures in affected Northern parts of the country. |
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Nigeria military offensive: 3 soldiers, 14 Boko Haram insurgents die
Nigerian troops battling Boko Haram insurgents in the country's South-east on Sunday killed 14 of the insurgents, but lost three of their men, while seven (troops) were wounded and? one declared missing. |
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FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October
Reception for Nigerian U-17 national football team: Nigeria's President to host national U-17 national football team. Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will host a reception for the country's national Under-17 football side in the capital city of Abuja on Tuesday, football officials said. |
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Raid on Gatumba’s sea resort Bujumbura
Security - 3 killed, 15 injured in Bujumbura attack - At least three persons were killed and some 15 others injured on Saturday night by unidentified gunmen during a raid on Gatumba’s sea resort, located in the Western part of the capital, Bujumbura, the private African Radio quoted security sources as saying. |
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Aviation workers' strike Nigeria
Nigerian aviation workers' strike to start Monday as unions deny pact - Aviation unions in Nigerian on Sunday denied that an agreement has been reached to prevent Monday's scheduled start of a strike to push their demand for higher wages. |
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Ghana: Mahama, Kenya deputy president discuss Somalia peacekeepers
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has agreed to a request from Kenya to champion its quest for an expansion of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at this week's African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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Ghana: Four die in T.B. Joshua church stampede
T.B. Joshua church stampede - Four people have been confirmed dead in a stampede on Sunday at a church service of popular Nigerian prophet T.B. Joshua in Ghana's capital, Accra. |
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Chinua Achebe: Funeral rites of late Nigerian writer begin
The funeral rites of the late renowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, began Sunday with prayers at the Ecumenical Centre in the capital city of Abuja. The remains of the writer, whose most popular book is 'Things Fall Apart', were expected to arrive Sunday from the US, where he died 21 March at the age of 82. |
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Koenders of the Netherlands head of UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mr. Albert Gerard Koenders of the Netherlands as the head of the recently-established UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). |
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Peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) seeks Burundi's participation in CAR peacekeeping mission - The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) is urgently seeking Burundi's participation in the regional peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic (CAR), which is in turmoil following the recent violent change of government in the country. |