Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba received the 2014 Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership in a ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya on March 2, 2015. This prize rewards the outstanding achievements of African leaders. President Hifikepunye clinched “US$5 million over ten … Continued
By AFJN Intern Erika De Leener Namibia’s ruling South West Africa People’s Organization ( SWAPO) party has delivered its promise of equal gender representation.With 51% of Namibia’s population being woman it seems only fitting that there is equal representation. Not … Continued
Kenya is renowned for its distance runners who have won races all over the world. The Kenyans showed their prowess again recently at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where they won 10 gold medals. Nine of the 10 gold … Continued
Political and economic turmoil continue to threaten the stability of the whole of Zimbabwe, but Catholics, like the media and direct political opposition, have been suffering from severe oppression by the government. Although the President of the ruling ZANU-PF party, … Continued
Africa’s greatest political icon, former South African President Madiba Nelson Mandela has joined the ranks of Africa’s ancestors. Madiba Mandela was by all accounts one who believed in the goodness of people and had a strong faith in the goodness … Continued
Posted on December 6, 2013 As the world mourns and readies for the funeral of Nelson Mandela, the greatest tribute you can pay the former South African President would be to respect the presidential term you were originally elected to … Continued
by Elizabeth Stack, AFJN Intern The Tribunal for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established in 1992 and enacted by a protocol signed at a summit in Namibia in 2000 for the specific purpose of interpreting the provisions of the … Continued