insert_link APO International The 8th Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFoM-8): Bolstering Free Movement – Free Trade Nexus in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) The 8th Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFoM-8) themed “Bolstering Free Movement and Trade Nexus in AfCFTA: Optimizing Benefits of Migration, Human Mobility and Development”, was held in Gaborone, Botswana recently. The Forum was hosted by the African Union in collaboration with the Government of Botswana, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), which implements its activities on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of […] todayNovember 30, 2023
insert_link APO International Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Reviews Training Policy for its Standby Force The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is reviewing the training Policy for its stand by Force in order to strengthen peace support operations. To this end, a review workshop on the draft training policy of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) begins on the 30th of November, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria. The two-day Workshop which builds on the earlier one held by experts which reviewed the […] todayNovember 30, 2023 1
insert_link APO International Somalia in the midst of disaster as devastating rains and floods spread Six months after Somalia emerged from a historic drought that pushed the country to the brink of widespread famine, another climate shock has struck as heavy rains and floods batter several areas of the country. Since October when the deyr rains started, about 2 million people have been affected by torrential rains, flash and riverine floods, with 750,000 people displaced from their homes and nearly 100 killed mostly in South […] todayNovember 30, 2023
insert_link Local The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards announces the 2023 winners On Tuesday, 28 November 2023, the 2023 Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards judges announced the winners of the second edition of the community-building awards ceremony hosted in Windhoek. In the fiction section, Roxane Bayer was announced as the winner for “Letters To Chloe”. Her winning short story is a sensitively written piece about the changing nature of friendship and how it affects two friends who slowly grow apart. Bayer is […] todayNovember 30, 2023 9
insert_link Uncategorized Henry Kissinger’s bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge The aftermath of U.S. bombs in Neak Luong, Cambodia, on Aug. 7, 1973. AP Photo Sophal Ear, Arizona State University Henry Kissinger, who died on Nov. 29, 2023 at the age of 100, stood as a colossus of U.S. foreign policy. His influence on American politics lasted long beyond his eight-year stint guiding the Nixon and Ford administrations as national security adviser and secretary of state, with successive presidents, presidential […] todayNovember 30, 2023 7
World Latest developments in Israel-Hamas war srael and Hamas have agreed to extend by one more day a truce under which hostages are exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and aid flows into the war-devastated Gaza Strip. Militants took about 240 captives from southern Israel during an unprecedented October 7 attack that Israeli officials say killed around 1,200 people, most of them civilians. In response, Israel has vowed to eliminate Hamas, an Islamist movement with an armed wing. […] todayNovember 30, 2023 8
insert_link Local Another N$2 million raised for the fight against cancer in Namibia Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Marketing and Corporate Communication Services, Jacquiline Pack, said that embracing social responsibility is not just a mere investment but a journey towards a sustainable and harmonious future for the Bank’s business, stakeholders, and the society it serves. She delivered this statement on Thursday, 30 November 2023, in Windhoek, announcing another two million Namibian Dollars raised by the annual Bank Windhoek Apple Cancer Project. This announcement […] todayNovember 30, 2023 12
insert_link Business / Economics Namibia exports first-ever grapes consignment via Namport Namibia has commissioned the export of its first-ever shipment of homegrown table grapes to European countries through the port of Walvis Bay on Wednesday. The consignment which consists of 250 containers of grapes produced in Aussenkehr was made possible by the producers, the Namibia Grape Company (NGC), a subsidiary of the National Youth Service (NYS), through its partnership with Capespan Namibia. In 2021, the NYS officially gained ownership of the […] todayNovember 30, 2023 21
insert_link APO International Egypt: African Development Bank supports Commercial International Bank with $148 million to prop up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and trade Finance Programme name: Financial package to Commercial International Bank of Egypt (CIB) Instruments and amounts: - $10 million Line of credit with a tenor of 10 years, - $90 million subordinated loan with a tenor of 10 years, - $32 million trade finance line of credit with a tenor of 3.5 years - $16 million trade finance line of credit from the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF) with a tenor of 3.5 years. Background […] todayNovember 30, 2023 1