Zambia is celebrating its 61st Independence Day anniversary today, having gained independence from Britain in 1964.

The 5th African Union Annual Police Coordination Meeting placed emphasis on strengthening police capabilities for Peace Support Operations, the African Standby Force and crisis situations in Africa.

A senior South African gender justice and international law fellow, Wendy Isaack, said that while Namibia and other African governments support the inclusion of apartheid in the UN Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity, its current legal definition is outdated. 

The Namibian University of Namibia (NUST), in partnership with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, hosted the Cancer Genomics Conference in Windhoek to create awareness about the growing cancer burden in Africa. 

Zambia has cumulatively recorded a total of 1,299 suspected MPOX cases and three recorded deaths.

Currently, 25 of those cases are home-managed.

General elections are underway in Malawi, with over seven million registered voters electing their next president, members of parliament and ward councillors.

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) is in Lusaka, Zambia, for the 74th Airports Council International Africa's board and committee meetings, regional conference, and exhibition.

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is providing training for African member states at Swakopmund.

The five-day advanced training is aimed at building capacity for first responders from 13 English-speaking states in Africa.

Vice President Lucia Witbooi emphasised the importance of Africa moving beyond the export of raw materials, urging the continent to process resources in its own factories to grow its wealth. 

The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), an alliance of the World Health Organisation, has announced that it is giving out a US$1.2 billion subsidy, a milestone payment towards African commercial vaccine manufacturers.