ADDIS ABABA – The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has ordered all foreign forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) without a mandate to vacate immediately. The council, which convened in Addis Ababa at the Heads of State and Governments level on Friday to address the ongoing crises in Sudan and the...
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Matengu leads Pan-African University reforms
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – Pan African University (PAU) Council president, Kenneth Matengu, said major reforms under his leadership have restored the university’s governance and strengthened its academic excellence and reputation. During the 38th African Union (AU) summit, Matengu indicated that when he took over as president of the Pan African University Council in 2021, the...
Namibia eyes regional gains at AU Summit
ADDIS ABABA— The election of six AU commissioners by the African Union (AU) Executive Council has been finalised. Now, Namibia stands to benefit from the newly elected leadership of the AU Commission after the SADC region secured strong representation. Speaking exclusively to New Era in Addis Ababa yesterday, international relations minister Peya Mushelenga highlighted key...
Eswatini to head AU’s agriculture, blue economy
The African Union (AU) Executive Council has concluded its proceedings, with representatives from six countries elected to the Council’s Commission. Eswatini has been elected as the Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment. Nigeria will serve as the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, while Ghana will oversee Health, Humanitarian Affairs,...
Covering President Sam Nujoma
Sam Nujoma, who died on Saturday, inspired millions of people around the world in Namibia and Africa’s quest for self-determination through his uncompromising vision for the minority. As the world mourns the death of the gallant Founding President, Sam Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, journalists who covered his tenure shared firsthand experiences on what it was like...
D-Day: Kagame, Tshisekedi headline peace indaba
Following a call from the extraordinary SADC summit held in Harare, Zimbabwe last week to restore peace in the DRC, Tanzania will host a joint peace summit of two regional blocs today. The two-day indaba ends tomorrow. DRC president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have reportedly confirmed attendance at the meeting, which...
Geingob museum unveiled
Former first lady Monica Geingos unveiled late President Hage Geingob’s vision for a presidential centre, an institution to house the legacy of Namibian leadership and governance. She revealed this during a remembrance event at State House on Tuesday, held in Geingob’s honour. It was the late statesman’s aspiration to establish the Dr Hage Geingob Presidential...
Mbumba blows executive horn …sends Nujoma well-wishes …tells colleagues to go home gracefully
President Nangolo Mbumba reflected on Cabinet decisions made in 2024, urging politicians that these must lead to economic growth, employment-creation and poverty eradication for all citizens, including the youth. Yesterday, he presided over the first Cabinet meeting for 2025, and highlighted the importance of ethical leadership, transparency and effective governance. Heaping praise on his executive...
Mbumba reflects on Namibia’s challenges, progress
President Nangolo Mbumba has acknowledged the immense challenges and profound loss Namibia faced in 2024, yet also a year that laid the groundwork for prosperity. He expressed gratitude for the international support received during difficult times. Speaking at the New Year’s greetings’ ceremony for the diplomatic corps on Friday, the Head of State highlighted key...
Geingob unites Namibia in anniversary …pain still fresh, says Geingos …people’s president remembered
In their unique ways, gigantic and minuscule, Namibians from all walks of life yesterday paused to reflect and pay tribute to late President Hage Geingob, exactly a year after his death. From social media posts to personal WhatsApp statuses and corporations taking out massive advertising space to documentaries which were aired the whole day, it...