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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

European Union

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Namibia

EU and Legal Assistance Centre Empower San Communities with Paralegal Training

  The Legal Assistance Centre, in partnership with the European Union, has successfully completed a five-day paralegal training programme for San communities. This initiative is part of the San Empowerment Project, aimed at improving access to justice and promoting legal capacity building. Silke Höfs from the EU Delegation to Namibia highlighted the project's importance in empowering marginalized communities.  

todayNovember 26, 2024 15

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Africa

EU to Recall Ambassador from Niger

  The European Union announced it will recall its ambassador from Niger after the country's ruling military criticized the management of a humanitarian aid fund. Reuters has it that the Niger junta accused the EU ambassador of mismanaging a 1.3 million euro fund intended for flood victims, distributing it among several international NGOs without transparency or collaboration with local authorities.

todayNovember 25, 2024 9

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Namibia

LAC Launches Paralegal Training for San Communities in Omaheke Region

  The Legal Assistance Centre , supported by the European Union, has launched a five-day paralegal training programme aimed at empowering San communities in the country. It has kicked off in Omaheke's Gobabis and Vergenoeg, the initiative seeks to enhance legal capacity and promote community safety. Focused on community policing strategies, the training will draw from the successful experiences of the Vergenoeg San community, strengthening access to justice for marginalized […]

todayNovember 20, 2024 35

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World

French far-right leader goes on trial

The French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has gone on trial for embezzlement in Paris. She and 26 other National Rally party politicians deny misusing European Union funds. Ross Cullen reports.     According to the Associated Press, Le Pen denied violating any rules. The veteran politician told journalists that she remained confident. She vowed to present the judges with “extremely serious and extremely solid arguments.″  

todaySeptember 30, 2024 23

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World

EU pledges 35 billion Euro loan to Ukraine

The European Union has announced a roughly 39 billion dollar loan to Ukraine funded by profits from Russia's frozen assets. This payment is the EU's contribution to a 50 billion dollar plan agreed upon by G7 nations over the summer. William Denselow reports from Brussels.  

todaySeptember 23, 2024 12

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World

Greek Prime Minister criticizes German migration restrictions

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has criticized Germany's plan to tighten migration restrictions. On Monday Berlin will begin implementing a policy aimed to curb irregular migration. William Denselow reports from Brussels.     German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced on Monday that the country would reinstate checks at all land borders to curb irregular migration. On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk slammed Germany over the move, saying: “Such […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 54

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World

East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two

We’re gonna need a bigger acronym. Mike Hutchings/AFP via Getty Images)     By Jorge Heine, Boston University   Turkey tends to march to its own drum in international affairs. Take the United Nations vote on Dec. 14, 2022, when the body’s General Assembly approved a resolution in favor of a New International Economic Order. Some 123 member states – largely the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America – […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 23

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Business / Economics

EU commits N$495 million to Namibia’s hydrogen infrastructure

The European Union has announced a contribution of 25 million euros, approximately N$495 million, to support infrastructure investments for Namibia's green hydrogen agenda. The announcement was made by European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, during the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek.     Separately, speaking at the summit, Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pointed to the country’s rich deposits of minerals essential for clean technologies, alongside its abundant wind and […]

todaySeptember 5, 2024 43

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