Burundi’s President, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union at the 39th Ordinary Summit of the continental body.
Ndayishimiye takes over the rotational AU chairmanship from Angola’s President, João Lourenço.
African leaders are seeking the guidance of God as they make decisions on issues intended to advance the development of the continent.
Uganda has pledged US $1 million to the African Peer Review Mechanism, APRM, to support its operations.
The announcement was made by Uganda’s Vice President, Jessica Alupo, during the 35th APRM Forum of Heads of State and
Government at the African Union headquarters on Friday.
To help boost learning outcomes for vulnerable school-going children, Hangala Foods has donated bags of maize meal to two school feeding programmes at Otavi.
Rainwater from a leaking roof flooded parts of Mariental State Hospital.
Videos of the water leakage, showing nurses mopping up rainwater, circulated widely on social media.
The NBC News team reached out to Hardap Health Directorate Regional Director Yvonne Stephanus, who declined to comment.
