DAKAR – Senegal yesterday voted in parliamentary elections, with the new leaders aiming for a resounding majority to see through the promise of ambitious reform that swept them to power eight months ago. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye secured victory in March, pledging economic transformation, social justice and a fight against corruption. He raised hopes among...
BAKU – Colombian environment minister Susana Muhamad, who is the president of the COP16 UN conference on biodiversity, expressed confidence that a key financial accord for species’ protection could be reached “in the first quarter of 2025”. Delegates failed to agree a financial roadmap at the Cali summit earlier this month. But Muhamad told AFP...
SYDNEY – Australia, Japan and the US yesterday committed to closer military cooperation in training their forces as the countries deepened their ties in a bid to counter China’s military strength. Australia’s minister of defence Richard Marles hosted US defence secretary Lloyd Austin and Japan’s defence minister Gen Nakatani yesterday for the trilateral ministers’ meeting...
RAIPUR – Indian security forces have killed five Maoist rebels in jungle clashes, an officer said yesterday, as security forces seek to quash the decades-long insurgency in the resource-rich central regions. Gun battles took place in the Abujhmad forests of Chhattisgarh state on Saturday, taking the toll of the conflict in 2024 to around 200,...
GAZA STRIP – Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza yesterday, the civil defence agency said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut’s international airport. Israel has been fighting on two fronts since September, intensifying attacks on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah after nearly a year of cross-border clashes, alongside its war on Hamas...
Zebaldt Ngaruka THE re-elected Black Africa (BA) chairperson, Tomi Adams said the recent call by former players does not hold water. The players made calls after the team held its annual general meeting (AGM) in Khorixas on 9 November 2024 in the Kunene region. Amongst the claims raised by the legends is the exclusion of...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Namibian Army’s military team coach Mekondjo Phillipus said the team learnt a lot from the military skills competition, recently held at Potchefstroom in South Africa (SA). The Namibian team joined participants from the United States of America (USA), Germany, the Netherlands, Zimbabwe and the host nation SA. The participants competed in rifle...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Omaheke Regional Council (ORC) on Saturday honoured 98 athletes for their dedication and achievements. The prestigious event was aimed at highlighting the region’s spirit, celebrating athletes’ success, and encouraging upcoming athletes to take sport seriously. Amongst the recipients were boxers from the region who made their mark in their boxing career: Vikapita...
Auleria Wakudumo Ongudu inene yovakwashiwana oyo ya li ya shunifwa ko Omaandaxa oya holoka momuvalu munene okulishangifa oshimaliwa shoshikukuta. Omashango aa okwa hovela mEtitatu loshivike eshi mOngwediva. Ombelewa youministeli woukwashikekookanhu, ekandulepo londjala nonghalonawa oya holola kutya natango ovakwashiwana ova holoka molwaalu munene udule nokuli ou wa shunifilwe ko Omaandaxa. Nonghela, ovakwashiwana vahapu ova holola eudonai...
Auleria Wakudumo Oidjemo yolweefo lwotete yomahoololo ovakwaita, ovapolifi, ovanailonga vomefuta nOvaNamibia ve li kondje yoshilongo otai ulike Swapo nomuulikwapresidente waye Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah e li ponomola yotete. Ongudu yoIndependence Patriots for Change (IPC) nomupresidente wayo Panduleni Itula ve li ponomola onhivali omanga ongudu yoAffirmative Repositioning (AR) nomupresidente wayo Job Amupanda tai ulike i li ponomola onhinhatu...