Nujoma is a visionary leader, says Geingob
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- May 20, 2019 --
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Sharon Kavhu Windhoek - Namibian President and current Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Hage Geingob, has described the country’s Founding President, Dr Sam Nujoma, as a visionary and courageous leader. ...Read More
Nyusi urges Frelimo members urges to mobilise for registration
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- May 20, 2019 --
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Massinga – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, speaking in his capacity as President of the ruling Frelimo Party, on Friday urged the grass roots of the party’s youth, women’s and veterans’ organisations to mobilise the public to register as voters, ahead of the general elections scheduled for 15 October. ...Read More
Africa demands dictators' loot hidden overseas
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- May 20, 2019 --
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ANTI-CORRUPTION agencies on the continent have called on foreign governments to speed the repatriation of assets stashed in their territories mostly by former African leaders. ...Read More
Bots clinches US$80m line of credit from AFDB
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- May 20, 2019 --
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Gaborone - In a bid to help Botswana diversify its economy, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$80 million line of credit to the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC). ...Read More
Life-changing wildlife revenue for Botswana rural community
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- May 20, 2019 --
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By Emmanuel Koro Kasane - Being resource-rich but almost endlessly poor. This is the sad and most contradictory reality of the lives of many African rural communities living near the continent’s natural resource-rich national parks. Not so for Botswana’s Chobe enclave rural community that is in the resource-rich wilderness area near the even more resource-rich Chobe National Park. ...Read More