African countries that gained independence decades before Namibia have a role to play in its industrialisation pursuit through investment, value addition and regional trade.

Namibia and Uganda are determined to turn decades of political solidarity into trade and investment, as a Ugandan business delegation is scouting opportunities in key economic sectors.

Uganda is facing a worsening food crisis in the Karamoja sub-region after prolonged drought triggered widespread crop failures, severe food shortages and at least 16 reported hunger-related deaths.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have reported a combined 240 cases of Ebola with 80 fatalities, including four healthcare workers.

The World Health Organisation, as well as the Africa Centre for Disease Control, confirmed the outbreak and interventions to curb the spread.

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.

Chief Justice Peter Shivute on Tuesday endorsed the expanded use of plea bargaining and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in the country’s legal system, stating that they are necessary to reduce court backlogs and improve access to justice.

The Vice-President of Ghana, Dr. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and that of Uganda, Jessica Alupo, held courtesy meetings with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.

Opoku-Agyemang and Alupo led the Ghanaian and Ugandan delegations to attend the inauguration of President Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday.

A women empowerment organisation called LOLA was launched at Rundu with the hopes of changing the lives of young women there.

The launch was attended by learners from different schools.

A delegation from Uganda that was in the country this week for benchmarking says all their expectations were met in learning from Namibia's road infrastructure.

The Capricorn Eagles won the toss and chose to bat first but Uganda had other ideas as they kept taking wickets. At one point, the Namibian team members found themselves four wickets down for 47 runs.