Namibia
Namibia’s first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s first democratically elected president after the country’s independence from South Africa, is dead. The Namibian presidency said in a statement on Sunday that Nujoma died on Saturday at the age of 95. The presidency said over the past three weeks, Nujoma was hospitalised for medical treatment and observation due to ill health. […]
Namibia Court Declares Same-Sex Acts Constitutional, Nullifies Colonial-Era Laws
A High Court in Namibia on Friday declared as unconstitutional two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men. The historic court ruling on Friday has been held as landmark and a significant victory for the LGBTQ community in Namibia. According to African News, the case was initiated by a Namibian activist, Friedel Dausab, with […]
Namibia emerges first to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission in African
Namibia has become the first country in Africa – and the first high-burden country in the world – to reach a significant milestone on the path towards eliminating vertical mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and viral hepatitis B. This was disclosed on Monday by the African Region Office of the World Health Organisation. WHO said […]
Namibia president Hage Geingob dies at 82
Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia, has died at the age of 82. Geingob died at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city, according to a statement from Nangolo Mbumba, acting president. Geingob revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with cancer. “The Namibian nation has lost a distinguished servant of the […]