Uganda requests Namibia to host the 8th Pan-African Movement congress 2017

Uganda has requested Namibia to host the 8th Pan-African Movement congress next year. Uganda’s Special Envoy and Justice Minister, Kahinda Otafiire informed President Hage Geingob that the movement deems Namibia as a centre for Pan African ideals in Southern Africa. The Pan-Africanism movement aims to encourage and strengthen solidarity between all people of African descent […]

No laws were changed to make the phosphate mining project possible-Environmentalist Chris Brown

Environmentalist Chris Brown says he doubts that other consultants doing the Environmental Impact Assessment study on proposed seabed phosphate mining would have reached a different conclusion. Ministry of Environment issued an environmental clearance certificate to Namibia Marine Phosphate’s (NMP) based on an environmental consultant’s advice. Responding to a challenge by a member of the public, […]

Kenya looking to extend current collaboration agreements with Namibia

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health Cleopa Mailu says his country is looking to extend current collaboration agreements with Namibia. Possible areas identified include the agricultural sector. Collaboration in the health sector currently dominates Namibia-Kenya relations after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed for training and exchange of health personnel. For the past four-years, Kenyan nurses […]