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The Cashewnut Board of Tanzania and Rhino Sports Talents Promotion have unveiled equipment for the fourth Cashew Marathon set for November 29, 2025, in Mtwara, featuring expanded race categories including a 2.5-kilometer children's run for ages 6 to 13 and a 3-kilometer senior division for...

AGRA is demanding that the UN Climate Conference in Belém transform rhetoric into tangible support for African smallholder farmers, positioning agriculture and youth employment as central pillars of climate resilience. The organization argues that Africa's 65 percent degraded productive land...

ACT-Wazalendo Chairman Othman Masoud Othman thanked Zanzibaris who supported his unsuccessful presidential bid, telling party members and residents during a tour of Pemba on November 11, 2025, that he cannot adequately repay their loyalty. The Zanzibar Electoral Commission declared CCM candidate...

UNESCO has designated Kiswahili as an official language for its General Conference proceedings following a petition from Tanzania during the 43rd session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts, and Sports confirmed that Tanzania worked with the National Swahili...

Arusha Regional Commissioner Amos Makalla and Kenyan Consul David Maina agreed to enhance cross-border cooperation through the Namanga checkpoint to strengthen commercial activity and travel between their nations. The newly appointed ambassador visited Makalla's office to establish contact after...

Tanzania's Treasury Registrar, Nehemiah Mchechu, met with International Finance Corporation officials in Dar es Salaam to discuss strengthening investment frameworks and accelerating economic expansion. The discussions between senior Office of the Treasury Registrar personnel and IFC...

Namibia's unregulated economic sector accounts for 26.5 percent of national output, equivalent to roughly $13 billion when adjusted for purchasing power parity in 2025, according to Finance Ministry data presented during the launch of the Diagnostic Report on Informality. Michael Nokokure...

Okahandja municipality received a fully operational fire station valued at N$7.3 million following years of conducting emergency operations from workshop facilities, with the handover occurring on Monday through a public-private partnership arrangement. Mayor Beatrice Kotungondo characterized...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia has transferred 65 hectares to Mariental authorities to address severe accommodation shortages affecting more than 3,000 households on municipal waiting lists. Outgoing mayor Cherien Kock disclosed that geographic constraints prevent...

Inadequate medical staffing at Namibian detention centers has created treatment delays and restricted healthcare access for inmates, according to findings from the National Council's standing committee on home affairs, security and constitutional and legal affairs. The assessment, conducted...

Parliamentary oversight officials have directed transportation and planning authorities to accelerate railway infrastructure modernization efforts, focusing on the Kranzberg-Otjiwarongo corridor, Windhoek-Gobabis connection and Trans-Zambezi extension project. Committee chairman Iipumbu Shiimi...

Parliamentary oversight officials have mandated that energy authorities deliver a detailed electricity strategy within half a year, outlining how Namibia will guarantee dependable and cost-effective power over the coming three years to advance manufacturing expansion. Committee chairman Iipumbu...

African leaders announced that the continent requires annual investments between $160 billion and $170 billion to establish sustainable economic development foundations during the third Financing Summit for Africa's Infrastructure Development held in Luanda from October 28 to 31. Angolan...

South African reporter Dewald van Rensburg received top honors at the African Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg for exposing multibillion-rand illegal gold operations involving a prominent pastor and fugitive. The AmaBhungane Centre journalist acknowledged that a Namibian...

Namibia has obtained $3 million from the Green Climate Fund to create national adaptation plans that will incorporate young people into climate resilience efforts and environmental protection initiatives through 2027. Tega Shivute from Namibia Nature Foundation announced the funding at a youth...

Lebanese authorities have freed Hannibal Gaddafi following nearly a decade of detention without trial after his legal team secured a reduced bail of $900,000, down from an initial $11 million set in October. The 49-year-old son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had been held since 2015 on...

Halliburton maintained flat quarterly revenue of $828 million across its Europe, Africa and Commonwealth of Independent States operations during the third quarter of 2025, with robust drilling demand in Namibia compensating for weakness elsewhere in the region. Chief executive Jeff Miller...

Namibian residential property prices reached an average of N$1.38 million during the third quarter of 2025, marking an uptick from N$1.36 million in the previous three months, according to First National Bank data. Central region homes, which include Windhoek properties, commanded the highest...

The Trump administration has transferred $7.5 million from a congressional fund traditionally reserved for international refugee assistance to Equatorial Guinea in exchange for accepting deportees who are not US citizens. The payment went directly to the government led by President Teodoro...

Malawi authorities are coordinating with the Reserve Bank, Finance Ministry and commercial lenders to obtain additional foreign currency for fuel imports, according to Natural Resources Minister Jean Mathanga, who addressed parliament Tuesday. The government anticipates delivery of more than 90...