Fans have applauded the Brave Warriors’ performance at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament, despite falling out in the knockout stage to Angola on Saturday.
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UN chief asks donor countries for Gaza ‘continuity’
UN chief Antonio Guterres has pleaded for donor states to “guarantee the continuity” of the body’s Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) after several halted funding over accusations of staff involvement in Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel.
Finland elects president amid Russian tensions
Finns headed to the polls yesterday to elect a new president, an office whose importance has grown on increased tensions with neighbouring Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
Iran launches three satellites
Iran yesterday said it simultaneously launched three satellites into orbit, nearly a week after the launch of a research satellite by the Revolutionary Guards drew Western criticism.
Ukraine uncovers US$40 million defence embezzlement
Ukrainian defence officials and corporate leaders sought to steal about US$40 million through a fraudulent arms procurement scheme, the country’s main intelligence and security agency said Saturday.
Suspected pirates hijack trawler off Somalia
Suspected Somali pirates have boarded and hijacked a Sri Lankan fishing trawler with six crew in the latest attack against shipping in the Indian Ocean, Colombo’s navy said yesterday.
Hundreds march against gender violence in Kenya
Several hundred people marched in Nairobi on Saturday to protest against femicide in Kenya, where over a dozen women have been killed this month in cases that shocked the nation.
US Fed rate cuts become question of when, not if
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to start cutting interest rates in the coming months, as inflation edges closer to its long-run target of 2%. What is less clear, however, is when the first of those cuts will come.
Rental index remains resilient
The domestic rental market has defied the weak consumer environment, remaining resilient during the first three quarters of 2023
EU-Nam twinning project enhances trade
Trade and industrialisation minister, Lucia Ipumbu last week officiated at the closing of the European Union (EU) funded twinning project, titled ‘Providing support to the Namibia Standard Institution (NSI)’.