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“Data is the lighthouse that guides effective governance, offering clarity in policy making, resource allocation, and strategic planning,” Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka (www.Afrobarometer.org) said Monday at the launch of the 2023 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) Series Report on the power of data for governance in Accra. The IIAG is a wide-ranging, publicly available data set produced by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation that measures governance performance across Africa. The […]

The Indonesian Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo, affirmed the strong commitment of the Indonesian Government to strengthen relations with countries in the African region. He conveyed this message during a meeting with the Director of Bilateral Affairs at the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sabine-Moller, and the Director of the World Food Program (WFP) of the UN for Namibia, George Fedha, on Monday (29/1). During the meeting, Ambassador […]

USD 9.63 billion spent on international transfer fees, an increase of 48.1% compared to 2022, according to Global Transfer Report; 2023 also saw a new all-time high number of transfers with a transfer fee (3,279), 14.7% more than in 2022; Women’s football continues to grow, with international transfers increasing by more than 20% compared to 2022. FIFA has today published the 2023 edition of the Global Transfer Report (https://apo-opa.co/48UUHsP), according to which […]

By Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy, Namibia As the 2023 U.N. Climate Change Conference, the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai drew to a close, the air was thick with determination among the 200 delegates. Acknowledging that the era of fossil fuels was on its last legs, they collectively pledged to hasten its demise. This was heralded as "the beginning of the end" for coal, oil, and […]

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially launched the country’s Medium-Term National Development Plan, MTNDP, 2024-2030, titled: “A Transformative Acceleration Agenda for Food Security, Human Capital Development, and Job Creation.” He said the ceremony marked another defining moment in the history of a country with a new plan to set a future of unparalleled prosperity and progress. He referred to the document as a well-thought-out national development plan […]

National Assembly Speaker, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula today stressed how crucial effective and qualitative oversight is in ensuring that the people of South Africa receive the quality services they deserve. “If it is to be effective and impact making, oversight will have to be about more than just reporting, but creating systems that allow collaboration and joint monitoring to ensure delivery and results,” she said. The Speaker made the opening remarks […]

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), is pleased to announce that it has successfully acted as Joint Global Coordinator on the inaugural EUR 500M RegS-only senior unsecured social bond issuance by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) under its newly-established Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) program listed on the London Stock Exchange. BADEA is a development finance institution established in 1974 by 18 member countries of the […]

Today, on January 30, 2024, Cabinet Secretary for Health Nakhumicha S. Wafula officially inaugurated the Transition Committee for the Social Health Authority. This committee, appointed via a gazette notice on January 26, 2024, is tasked with facilitating the seamless transition from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the newly established Social Health Authority. Chaired by Kap-Kirwok R. Jason, the Transition Committee comprises esteemed professionals including Dr. Daniel Mwai, Dr. […]

Legislators are on standby to process amendments to the Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to forestall hard-hitting recommendations from an international audit. Following the tabling of the Bill for First Reading by the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, directed the Committee on Physical Infrastructure to expeditiously scrutinise it and report to Parliament by Thursday, 01 February 2024. "This is an […]