insert_link Namibia NSA and FAO assess agriculture statistical system The Namibia Statistics Agency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, have conducted an Assessment Findings Workshop on the Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Rural Statistics in Namibia. FAO country representative, Qingyun Diao, says the workshop will help with integrating the agriculture sector into the national statistical system. Since the inception workshop in July 2023, the NSA, in collaboration with FAO and the support of sub-sector experts, has conducted a […] todayFebruary 1, 2024 6
insert_link Namibia Census reaches final phase The Namibia Statistics Agency is in the final stage of the Census conducted in August 2023. The "Reconciliation Operation," scheduled from February 1 to 14, 2024, will revisit households where discrepancies were found in individual details between the Census and PES information. NSA Communication Specialist Mirjam Shihepo. todayFebruary 1, 2024 27
insert_link Africa UN flags continued fighting in the DRC The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recent clashes between government forces and the M23 rebels left 20 civilians dead. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa. todayFebruary 1, 2024 62
insert_link World Hamas vows retaliation following Israeli military operation Hamas is vowing to respond, after the Israeli military assassinated three Palestinian men in the West Bank early Tuesday morning, accusing them of plotting an imminent terror attack. Security footage is being shared online, appearing to show an undercover special forces team entering a hospital before killing the trio. todayFebruary 1, 2024 43
insert_link Africa Nigeria criticises ECOWAS exit Nigeria has accused military authorities in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso for letting their people down with their joint decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States. Ajeck Mangut reports. todayFebruary 1, 2024 31
insert_link Namibia Electoral Act compliance remains incomplete Institute for Public Policy Research Associate, Frederico Links says that Namibia has not fully implemented the provisions of the 2014 Electoral Act, specifically those addressing political party finances. todayFebruary 1, 2024 66
insert_link Africa Continental Free Trade Area launches first trade shipment Industrialisation and Trade Minister, Lucia Iipumbu has participated in the first trade shipments under the African Continental FreeExportDiversification Trade Area at the Port of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Iipumbu says the implementation will diversify exports, boost productive capacity, accelerate growth, create more jobs, and promote economic inclusion. todayFebruary 1, 2024 43
insert_link Business / Economics UK unveils post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland The UK government is expected to publish details of a post-Brexit deal later designed to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland. The new agreement is expected to remove checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Former Brexit negotiator Rory O'Donnell says he expects the European Union also to accept the agreement. todayFebruary 1, 2024 45
insert_link Africa Italy returns 1935 Ethiopian aircraft Ethiopia's premier says the first aircraft built in Ethiopia in 1935 has been handed back to the country by Italy. It had been taken during Italy's fascist era during the occupation of what was then Abyssinia, eventually going on display in the Italian Aviation Museum in Rome. The BBC reports that it was formally given to Prime Minister Aby Ahmed at a ceremony in Rome and he said it marked […] todayFebruary 1, 2024 5