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At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s biggest national park as water holes have dried up, an international animal welfare group said on Monday.

President William Ruto said on Tuesday that Kenya was emerging “out of debt distress”, touting his economic policies despite public anger over tax hikes and slashed subsidies as the country marked its 60th independence anniversary.

The Arab bloc praised the outcome of the UN climate summit on Wednesday, calling it a “great success” after nations adopted a call to transition away from fossil fuels but stopped short of a phase-out.

The United States has struck hundreds of deals worth US$14.2 billion with African nations over the past year, government officials said on Wednesday, as Washington seeks to counter China’s growing influence on the continent.

The Namibian SOS Children’s Village and the Finnish Embassy recently launched the Youth Employability Project (YEP), which will give N$10 000 start-up capital to 20 young people in the country to boost entrepreneurship.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin) has through its InfoHut project handed over chickens to five young people living with HIV/AIDS to help them start poultry farming businesses.

!Nami#Nus constituency councillor Susan Ndjaleka has urged women and girls in her constituency to fully participate in the development of the oil, gas and green hydrogen industries that are set to take off in the constituency.

Deputy chief of the Windhoek City Police Eliaser Iyambo has urged motorists to ascertain whether their vehicles are roadworthy before taking to the roads for the festive season.

The chief human capital, marketing and corporate affairs officer of Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), Tim Ekandjo, is urging the recently-elected Namibia Football Association leadership to support the senior national football team and avoid dampening their achievement of qualification.

A group of fed-up boxers, boxing officials and fans are calling for the dissolution of the Namibia Amature Boxing Federation (Nabf) as a matter of emergency, saying the current board has destroyed the federation.