Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has removed Natangwe Ithete from his posts as deputy prime minister and minister of industry, mines and energy, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday. “In the interest of ensuring continuity and effective coordination within this key sector, President Nandi-Ndaitwah will assume responsibility for the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, effective immediately,” the statement said. It did not give a reason. Ithete was appointed to the posts in March as part of Nandi-Ndaitwah’s new administration. He remains a member of parliament, the statement said. Namibia is aiming for its first crude oil production by…
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By Abdul Mohammed Isa, Abuja Former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd), has issued a compelling call for African land forces to institutionalize military cooperation and seamless communication during peacetime. The retired General, who also served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, delivered this imperative as a principal panelist at the recently concluded Land Forces Commanders Symposium (LFCS) 2025 in Kigali. The high-level forum, hosted by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) from October 20-22, gathered senior army chiefs, defence officials, and strategic partners under the theme: “Leveraging Land Forces Capabilities for Enhanced Implementation…
By Mnena Iyorkegh, Abuja Africa is reaffirming its position as a central player in driving global economic inclusion, as China restates its commitment to equitable development and multilateral cooperation. Reinforcing this shared vision, the Head of Mission of China to the African Union and Representative to the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ambassador Jiang Feng, said in a statement released by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, that global prosperity cannot be achieved in a world where the rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer. “Development is an inalienable right of all countries, not a privilege of a few.…
By Agencies Paul Biya, aged 92 and the world’s oldest head of state, has been officially declared winner of the presidential election in Cameroon, securing a historic eighth term in office. The ruling was announced by the country’s Constitutional Council on Monday after a vote held earlier this month. Biya has been in power since 1982 and extends his decades-long rule amid significant political tension. He faces accusations of delaying results, restricting opposition participation, and overseeing a system in which his party holds deep influence. While Biya’s victory seems assured, the announcement comes amid unrest and claims of irregularities in…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Hamas has expanded its search for bodies of hostages in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group said Sunday, a day after Egypt deployed a team of experts and heavy equipment to help retrieve them. Under the US-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, Hamas is expected to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. Israel has agreed to return 15 bodies of Palestinians for each one. Children and others watched the Egyptian equipment claw through the sand near badly damaged buildings in the southern city of Khan Younis. Hamas has…
By Rédaction Africanews Ahead of Ivory Coast’s Saturday election, there is an air of apathy in Abidjan’s Blockhauss neighborhood, where hundreds of protesters were arrested and several wounded during protests earlier this month. Security forces launched tear gas at demonstrators during the protest, which authorities claimed was illegal as they had banned political marches days earlier. Elections in Ivory Coast have often been fraught with tension and violence, but despite October’s protests, this year has been relatively calm. In a barbershop in the neighborhood, Pierre Kouame said the entire neighborhood was affected by October’s violence, with tear gas entering several…
By Rédaction Africanews In Yopougon, a popular district of Abidjan, the former First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, held a campaign rally this Wednesday, October 22, focused on mobilizing women. Under a blazing sun, several hundred women dressed in the colors of the Generations Capables Movement (MGC) responded to the call of their leader. “The various meetings in the interior of the country and in Abidjan have generated real enthusiasm among the population. She was warmly welcomed, which led to today’s gathering with the women. Everywhere she went, her message was heard and listened to attentively. The…
Lab-grown diamonds are losing their appeal due to oversupply, and consumer preferences are starting to shift back to natural stones, World Diamond Council President Feriel Zerouki has said. The natural diamond industry has seen a price slump since mid-2022 after peaking earlier that year, mainly due to the rising popularity of lab-grown gems, especially among younger jewelry buyers. But a collapse in lab-grown diamond prices on the back of increased production in China and India has started to undermine confidence in the synthetic gems, Zerouki said in an interview at a mining conference in Luanda on Wednesday. “If you look…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Forty people, including infants, died when a boat carrying migrants seeking to reach Europe sank Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia, according to local judicial authorities. Around 30 others were rescued. Tunisian naval units that arrived on the scene rescued 30 other migrants on board the boat, which sank off the Mediterranean port of Mahdia in central Tunisia, Mahdia court spokesman Walid Charbi said. Charbi said those aboard were from sub-Saharan Africa, without providing further details. The prosecutor’s office has ordered an investigation to determine the causes and circumstances of the sinking, Charbi said. Mahdia…
By Africanews with AP For Donah Falia and the other young people whose weeks of protests paved the way for Madagascar’s military coup last week, the change at the top has brought no immediate relief to their lives. The 20-year-old accounting student still has to wait in line for hours to get water from a tank in his neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, Antananarivo, because the taps at home generally only work at night, and sometimes not even then. The job market is just as dry. “For us, personally, there is no answer here yet. I still don’t…