The Namibian delegation to the World Hydrogen 2024 Summit and Exhibition will focus on key strategic areas of skills development for locals and off-take support mechanisms for green hydrogen.

The Green Hydrogen Commissioner, James Mnuype, outlined these and other activities of the delegation for the week ahead in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the host of the Hydrogen Summit.

More than 15,000 delegates from the public and private sectors across the world are confirmed to attend the World Hydrogen 2024 Summit and Exhibition.

The government of South Sudan has launched the process for a new round of peace talks with the opposition coalition, which would be mediated by Kenya.

The launch took place at State House in Nairobi, witnessed by Presidents William Ruto, Namibia’s Nangolo Mbumba, Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia, and Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi.

Other stakeholders include the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mousa Faki Mahamat, and regional bodies.

President Nangolo Mbumba has called on potential investors to explore opportunities in ammonia and fertiliser production in Namibia and elsewhere across the African continent.

The Head of State addressed the opening session of the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit underway in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

African leaders and various stakeholders have committed to operationalizing the Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism in full in a bid to improve the production, procurement, and distribution of organic and inorganic fertilisers and soil health interventions.

This is part of the endorsements following deliberations at the ongoing Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit.

Namibia's press freedom rankings dropped to second place in Africa and to 34th position from 22 globally.

Mauritania now ranks first in Africa.

This is according to the latest annual World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders.

The World Press Freedom Index indicates the political and legislative environment in Namibia remains conducive to the free exercise of journalism.

World Press Freedom Day | President Nangolo Mbumba has reiterated the government's commitment to press freedom, saying it is cherished and Namibians will continue to live by the law.

Dr. Mbumba joined media practitioners across the globe in commemorating World Press Freedom Day 2024 under the theme, "A Press for the Planet: Protecting Journalists and Scientists in Defence of the Environment."

The visiting King of the Belgians, Philippe, paid homage to the late President Hage Geingob as he visited the Mausoleum at the Heroes Acre.

King Philippe and the late Dr. Geingob met in Brussels in February 2022, where they held bilateral talks on the margins of the AU-EU summit on a number of issues of mutual concern.

The belge royal also laid a wreath at the Heroes Acre in recognition of Namibia's other heroes and heroines.

The King of the Belgians is on a three-day state visit to Namibia, aimed at strengthening cooperation.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Belgium's Lignaverda Reforestation Cooperation Project.

The Lignaverda Reforestation Cooperation Project is involved in reforesting semi-arid areas at risk of land degradation and desertification.

Its approach includes the active involvement of communities in sustainable forest management practices to coordinate forest protection and valorisation of grass, crops, and non-timber forest products.

Namibia is ready to work together with Belgium and other countries to ensure that the energy transition takes place smoothly without major interruptions to global energy sufficiency.

President Nangolo Mbumba provided this assurance during official talks with visiting King Philippe of the Belgians at State House today.

President Mbumba is hosting the King of the Belgians at a time when the two countries are working tirelessly at the government and private sector levels to realise the vision of a reduced carbon print.

Tanzanians marked the 60th anniversary of the Union in a colourful ceremony in Dar es Salaam.

Union Day is commemorated annually on the 26th of April, signifying the merger of mainland Tanganyika and Zanzibar Island.

Not even the heavy rain that poured in the port city of Dar es Salaam could stop Tanzanians from marking the 60th anniversary of the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar Island.