The annual headline inflation rate has accelerated to 4.1%, marking a notable increase from the 3.5% inflation rate recorded over the preceding 12-month period ending in May 2025, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Monthly, the overall price level increased by 1.2 percent, reflecting a slight uptick from the 1.1 % month-on-month growth documented in April 2026. Meanwhile, core inflation showed a different trajectory, falling below the headline figure to settle at 3.1 percent for the month under review. A geographic breakdown of the data highlights distinct regional variations across the country’s three statistical zones. Zone 2, which comprises the Khomas region, experienced the most significant price pressures, recording the highest annual inflation rate in the country at 5.4 %. Zone 3, covering the //Kharas, Erongo, Hardap, and Omaheke regions, followed with an annual inflation rate of 3.6%. The lowest annual inflation rate was observed in Zone 1, which...

By Lewis S. Teh MONROVIA, June 12, 2026 – The Liberian Human Rights Defenders have issued a statement rejecting efforts by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to present itself as an advocate for Liberian households, arguing that imported ideologies threaten the health, dignity, rights, and well-being of women, children, and diverse households. The statement follows the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia’s endorsement of the Strengthening Families Conference, scheduled for June 19 in Monrovia. The council assured the public that the event, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is not intended to promote the doctrine of any specific faith. In a joint statement, the interfaith coalition, including the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia and a program for Christian-Muslim relations, said its review found no evidence linking the conference to religious or doctrinal instruction. The coalition described the event as a platform for religious communities, civil society...

  THE suspension of a senior prosecutor at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) over the alleged mishandling of the Mohopoli Monokoane fertiliser theft case raises troubling questions about the state of the country’s premier anti-corruption agency. At first glance, the matter may appear to concern the conduct of a single prosecutor. However, a closer examination reveals a much deeper issue. The controversy exposes weaknesses within an institution entrusted with safeguarding public integrity and fighting corruption. When the agency tasked with upholding accountability finds itself embroiled in allegations of incompetence, misinformation and internal failures, public confidence inevitably suffers. The DCEO has stated that its internal investigation uncovered serious irregularities in the handling of the case and that the prosecutor responsible allegedly provided false and misleading information that formed the basis of a High Court review application. These are grave allegations which represent a serious breach of professional ethics...

Setor das pescas atravessa “situação crítica” André Franqueira Rodrigues afirma que os pescadores “exigem respostas urgentes” da União Europeia. O eurodeputado socialista chamou a atenção da Comissão e do Conselho para as situações dos Açores, com a queda acentuada dos preços pagos aos pescadores, e da Madeira, com um crescente descontentamento e angústia entre os profissionais do setor.   Força Aérea resgatou 17 em operações de busca e salvamento O Aeródromo de Manobra n.º 3, no Porto Santo, realizou no ano passado 231 transportes de doentes em estado clínico grave e salvou 17 vidas em operações de busca e salvamento no mar. O papel essencial da unidade no transporte de doentes entre o Porto Santo, a Madeira e o Continente, assim como nas e operações de busca e salvamento no mar, foi destacado na cerimónia que assinalou o 16.º aniversário do Aeródromo, realizado na passada quarta-feira.   “É preciso colocar...

CONAKRY – Alors que les opérations de maintien de la paix fait face à de nombreux défis, le patron des opérations de l’ONU séjourne dans la capitale guinéenne. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies chargé des opérations de paix, a entamé une visite officielle à Conakry, a appris Africaguinee.com. Cette venue marquée par des discussions de haut niveau souligne le rôle central de la Guinée sur l’échiquier de la sécurité internationale et redéfinit les contours de sa coopération avec l’ONU. Dès son arrivée, le haut diplomate onusien a eu un tête-à-tête avec le chef de la diplomatie guinéenne, le Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté. Au cœur des échanges figure la reconnaissance solennelle de l’engagement de la Guinée dans les missions de maintien de la paix à travers le monde. Le Secrétaire général adjoint n’a pas tari d’éloges sur la bravoure des contingents guinéens, souvent déployés sur les terrains les plus...

አምስተኛ ዓመቱን በማጠናቀቅ የሥልጣን ዘመኑን ጨርሶ ሊሰናበት የቀናት ዕድሜ የቀረው የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባላት፣ በአገሪቱ የተለያዩ አካባቢዎች ተጀምረው የማይጠናቀቁ ፕሮጀክቶችና የኑሮ ውድነትን አስመልክቶ ለገንዘብ ሚኒስትሩ በርከት ያሉ ጥያቄዎች አቀረቡ፡፡ የምክር ቤቱ አባላት ጥያቄዎቻቸውን ያቀረቡት የገንዘብ ሚኒስትሩ አቶ አህመድ ሽዴ ሰኔ 4 ቀን 2029 ዓ.ም. የ2019 በጀት ዓመት የፌዴራል መንግሥት ረቂቅ በጀት ማብራሪያ ሲሰጡ ነው፡፡ በ2019 በጀት ዓመት የፌዴራል መንግሥት ጠቅላላ ገቢ የውጭ ዕርዳታን ጨምሮ 1.8 ትሪሊዮን ብር እንደሚሆን የገለጹት ሚኒስትሩ፣ አጠቃላይ የፌዴራል መንግሥት የ2019 ጠቅላላ ወጪ በጀት 2.3 ትሪሊዮን ብር ሆኖ ረቂቁ መቅረቡን አስረድተዋል፡፡ የሚኒስትሩን ማብራሪያ ተከትሎ በርካታ የምክር ቤት አባላት ጥያቄዎች አቅርበዋል፡፡ የዩኒቨርሲቲ ማስተማሪያ ሆስፒታሎች በርካታ ሥራዎችን የሚሠሩ፣ የምርምርና የማኅበረሰብ አገልግሎት ከዚያ ባለፈም እንደ ሌሎች የሕክምና ተቋማት ሕክምና እንደሚሰጡ፣ ነገር ግን የሚመደበው በቂ በጀት አይደለም በማለት የጠየቁት አቶ ታደሰ ጌጡ የተባሉ የምክር ቤት አባል ናቸው፡፡ ምክር ቤቱ በሚያደርጋቸው የክትትልና ቁጥጥር ሥራዎች ከፍተኛ ቅሬታዎች እንደሚቀርቡ ጠቅሰው፣ ችግሩ ያልተፈታ በመሆኑ በየዓመቱ ጥያቄው ከሚነሳ ማስተካከያ ለምን አይደረግበትም ሲሉ ጠይቀዋል፡፡ የመንገድ ፕሮጀክቶች...

የኢትዮጵያ አገራዊ ምክክር ኮሚሽን ከተለያዩ የማኅበረሰብ ክፍሎች ከተቀበላቸው አጀንዳዎች መካከል፣ ለዋናው የአገራዊ ጉባዔ የማይቀርቡ ‹‹ወደ መጡበት የሚመለሱ›› አጀንዳዎች መኖራቸውን፣ ለምክክር ጉባዔው የሚቀርቡት አጀንዳዎች አገራዊ ፋይዳ ያላቸው ተለይተው መሆኑንና ሌሎቹ የተሰበሰቡት አጀንዳዎች ወደ ክልሎች ተሰንደው የሚላኩ መሆኑን አስታወቀ፡፡ አገራዊ ምክክር ኮሚሽን ሰኔ 3 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም. ረቂቅ አጀንዳዎችን ለፖለቲካ ፓርቲዎች በማቅረብ፣ የግብዓት መሰብሰቢያ መድረክ ያካሄደ ሲሆን፣ እስካሁን ያከናወናቸው ሥራዎች በኮሚሽነሮች ገለጻ ተደርጓል፡፡ በአገራዊ ምክክር አጀንዳ ልየታ መሥፈርቶች መሠረት ኮሚሽኑ አጀንዳዎችን በሁለት መክፈሉን ኮሚሽነር አምባዬ ኦጋቶ (ዶ/ር) ገልጸዋል፡፡ ‹‹አገራዊ ምክክር ሊደረግባቸው የሚገባቸው አጀንዳዎችና በአገራዊ ምክክር ሊካተቱ የማይችሉ›› በሚል የተለዩ መሆናቸውን ተናግረዋል፡፡ አንድ ጉዳይ የአገራዊ ምክክር አጀንዳ የሚሆነው በኮሚሽኑ ማቋቋሚያ አዋጅ 1265/2014 አንቀጽ ስድስት ሥር ከተዘረዘሩት ዓላማዎች መካከል ቢያንስ ለአንዱ መሳካት አስተዋጽኦ የሚያበረክት መሆኑ ሲታመንበት እንደሆነ ኮሚሽነሩ ጠቁመዋል፡፡ የኮሚሽኑን ዓላማ የሚዘረዝረው የአዋጁ አንቀጽ ስድስት በርካታ ድንጋጌዎችን ያካተተ ሲሆን፣ ኮሚሽነር አምባዬ (ዶ/ር) ድንጋጌዎቹን መሠረት ያደረጉ አሥር የአጀንዳ መለያ መሥፈርቶች መኖራቸውን ገልጸዋል፡፡ ከመሥፈርቶቹ መካከል የጉዳዩ ጭብጥ የሕገ መንግሥት ማሻሻልን የሚያስከትል ከሆነ፣ ለዘመናት ሲንከባለሉ የመጡ የአለመግባባት...

The visionary mission launched by pioneering surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub in Aswan is about to undergo a massive, multi-acre scale-up just outside Cairo. Nearing its highly anticipated launch, the newly constructed Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Center is designed to operate not merely as a hospital, but as a fully integrated medical ecosystem. Nestled on a sprawling 35-acre campus in 6th of October City—situated dynamically between the iconic Giza Pyramids and the Zewail City of Science and Technology—this 85,000-square-meter megastructure is officially the largest dedicated cardiovascular healing and research hub in the region. A Modern fortress of healing Rather than segmenting treatment and science, the campus acts as a unified powerhouse where cutting-edge clinical operations directly feed into academic advancement. By consolidating advanced innovation hubs and world-class educational infrastructure into a single footprint, the center is uniquely structured to cultivate the next generation of medical minds from across Africa and...

Le rideau s’est levé sur la Coupe du monde 2026, une édition historique qui marque un tournant majeur dans l’histoire du football mondial. Organisée conjointement par les États-Unis, le Canada et le Mexique, la compétition réunit pour la première fois 48 sélections nationales, contre 32 lors des précédentes éditions. Dès les premiers matchs, le spectacle a été au rendez-vous. Le Mexique a idéalement lancé « son » Mondial en s’imposant face à l’Afrique du Sud (2-0) devant un public en fusion au stade Azteca. Les États-Unis ont également frappé fort en dominant largement le Paraguay (4-1), tandis que la Corée du Sud a montré sa détermination en renversant la République tchèque (2-1). Ces premières affiches ont déjà donné le ton d’un tournoi qui promet émotions, surprises et intensité. Cette Coupe du monde inédite s’étendra sur plus d’un mois à travers seize villes hôtes réparties dans les trois pays organisateurs. L’élargissement...

Behind the scenes with radio rookie turned Artists’ boss Long before the applause, the sold-out shows and the viral moments, there are individuals working tirelessly behind the scenes to put it all together, turning talent into something tangible. One such unsung hero is Gape Makwati, a passionate Serowe-born creative quietly building dreams through self-sacrifice and a solid belief in Botswana’s artists. Shy by nature, the soft-spoken 30-year-old introvert is not interested in fame; rather, she is focused on building stars, shaping stories and ensuring artists are seen, heard and respected long after the applause fades. “I am just a socially awkward girl who enjoys being an aunt and loving her friends,” she shrugs. Yet behind that humble, down-to-earth description is a woman helping shape Botswana’s entertainment landscape through her company, Makwati Media, where she manages artists such as Dato Seiko, Thongbotho and Corporate Sparkle Bedi, while also consulting for MissGeekays....