ITHETE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO RAMAPHOSA

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Namibia's High Commissioner to South Africa, Nangula Ithete, has presented her letters of credence to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Ithete was one of the 20 foreign envoys who handed their letters of credence from heads of mission-designate.

The ceremony was held in Pretoria.

PRESIDENT TINUBU HOSTS CHADIAN PRESIDENT DEBY IN ABUJA

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria hosted Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby in Abuja on Thursday.

Their talks focused on security cooperation and economic coordination in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin.

NEW EMBASSY TO OPEN IN NAMIBIA

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Continued efforts to strengthen Namibia's diplomatic presence are set to advance, with one country expected to open an embassy in Namibia in the coming weeks.

ZEROUAL PRAISED FOR NAMIBIA–ALGERIA TIES

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Algeria's ambassador to Namibia has stated that the late former President Liamine Zéroual played a key role in strengthening bilateral relations between Algeria and Namibia.

Zéroual died on Saturday in a military hospital in Algiers at the age of 84 and was buried in his hometown of Batna on Monday.

NAMIBIA STANDS FIRM ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM

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Namibia remains unmoved in its demand for reform of the United Nations Security Council.

This statement follows the African Union's intensified efforts to uphold its unanimous and long-standing demand for urgent reform of the UN Security Council.

DISRESPECT FOR MULTILATERALISM REMAINS CONCERNING

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The trend of disrespecting multilateralism is concerning and requires rectification, as it remains under threat.

This position is the view of Ambassador Tuliameni Kalomoh, who served as the first Namibian Ambassador to the US shortly after the country's independence in 1990. 

RACE FOR NEXT UN SECRETARY-GENERAL OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY

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The race for the next United Nations Secretary-General is officially underway, as several countries have already put forward their nominees.

However, the contest is already raising questions about tradition, regional rotation and gender balance at the world body.