Namibia reclaims number one position on the Press Freedom Index

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Namibia has reclaimed the number one position on the Press Freedom Index as the country with the freest press in Africa, from second position the previous year.

The country is also ranked 22 out of 180 countries in the world.

United Democratic Party banned from holding meetings in Namibia

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The police in the Zambezi Region have reminded the public that the United Democratic Party (UDP) is still banned from holding meetings in Namibia.

The government banned the UDP in September 2007, after the party was accused of advocating the secession of the then-Caprivi Region from the rest of Namibia.

President Sauli Niinistö to undertake state visit to Namibia

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The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, will undertake a state visit to Namibia from April 27 to 28, 2023.

 

In a media statement, State House said the visit is part of Finland's engagement with Africa and is part of its strategic goal of growing connections with Africa.

 

Namibia prepared for possible polio outbreak

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Namibia is prepared and has a response plan in place in the event of a possible polio outbreak.

This comes after stakeholders participated in a three-day Polio Simulation Exercise in Windhoek.

Namibia had its first Polio Simulation Exercise in 2018.

UAE to support Namibia in opening a diplomatic mission in the Gulf state

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The United Arab Emirates says it is willing to support Namibia in opening a diplomatic mission in the Gulf state.

Mahash Saeed Alhameli, the UAE Ambassador to Namibia, based in South Africa, paid a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob on the margins of the state visit in Pretoria.

Namibia joins Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

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Namibia is the latest country to have joined the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. 

The international body represents individuals and organizations involved in the supply chain, logistics and transportation in more than 30 countries.

Murders in Namibia leave some minor children motherless

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Namibia has of late been recording cases of murder, some of which have left minor children parentless.

While some children have become their own providers, others are taken in by relatives who themselves are surviving on meager or no income.