Namibia

Unseating the Status Quo: Redefining Election That Shaped The Political Landscapes of Africa Continent in 2024

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In 2024, Africa experienced a momentous year filled with significant elections across the continent. Eko Hot Blog reports that these polls, which took place in countries such as Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Ghana, resulted in transformative outcomes and underscored the evolving democratic maturity in the region. EDITOR’S PICK Exploring 7 World’s Coldest and … Read more

Nigeria Beats Botswana To Win ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers, Remains Unbeaten

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Nigeria secured their place in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier finals with one match to spare, capping off an outstanding performance at the sub-regional C qualifiers in Abuja on Thursday by defeating Botswana to clinch the title. The Yellow Greens triumphed by 77 runs, completing an unbeaten run in the tournament with … Read more

UAE To Lift Travel Ban On Nigerian Travellers From Saturday

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UAE

…passengers must undergo a Rapid PCR test at the airports of departure.  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume passenger flights from Nigeria and 11 other African countries on Saturday, January 29.  UAE’s National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) announced this in a tweet on Wednesday. Read also: Omicron: … Read more

Omicron: US To Reverse Travel Ban On Southern Africa

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Travel ban

The official said the curbs were no longer necessary amid a US explosion of cases… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US is ready to lift a travel ban it imposed on eight southern African nations over a new coronavirus strain. The White House said the 29 November measure, affecting South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, … Read more

Canada Reverses Travel Restrictions On Nigeria, Nine Other Countries

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Canada

…the lifting of the travel ban would take effect from 11:59 pm on Saturday.  EKO HOT BLOG reports that Canada, on Friday, announced the reversal of a ban on foreign travellers from Nigeria and nine other African countries. The country also reimposed testing, warning that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 risks quickly overwhelming hospitals. Apart … Read more

BREAKING: UK Removes Nigeria, 10 Others From Red List

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Red List

Currently, all UK arrivals from red list countries must pay for and self-isolate in a pre-booked, government-approved hotel for 10 days EKO HOT BLOG reports that the British government has said that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK’s travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. Nigeria alongside Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, … Read more

Omicron: Canada Imposes Travel Ban On Nigeria, Others

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Canada

…foreign nationals who had been to these countries in the previous 14 days would be temporarily banned from entering Canada. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Canadian government has imposed a travel ban on Nigeria in a swift move to curb the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant. The announcement, which was made on … Read more

US Bans Southern African Flights Over New COVID-19 Variant

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Omicron

The Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has since been identified in other countries EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new COVID-19 variant spreading there. From Monday, … Read more

Newly-discovered COVID-19 Variant May Signal Fresh Travel Bans For Africans

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COVID-19

Only 59 confirmed cases of the new variant have been identified in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana so far EKO HOT BLOG reports that travellers arriving in England from several southern African countries will have to quarantine amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said from 12:00 GMT on … Read more

Namibia Accepts Germany’s Genocide Offer But It’s ‘Not Enough’ – Govt

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…many Namibians have rejected the outcome of the talks, claiming the offered amount is insulting and asking Germany to directly compensate victims in the form of “reparations” Namibia on Friday said a 1.1 billion euro development budget offered by Germany as compensation for an early 20th century genocide by colonial troops was “not enough” but … Read more

Germany Admits It Committed Genocide In Namibia During Colonial Rule

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Namibia was called German South West Africa during Berlin’s 1884-1915 rule, and then fell under South African rule for 75 years, before finally gaining independence in 1990 Germany for the first time on Friday recognised it had committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation, with Berlin promising financial support worth more than one billion … Read more

Namibia Bans Cattle Movement Following Food, Mouth Disease Outbreak

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Namibia bans cattle movement  (Namibia) The movement of all cloven-hoofed animals and their products has been banned after an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was confirmed in Namibia’s Kavango East region, an official said on Wednesday. Read Also: IGP Warns Politicians Against Violence During Ondo Election In a statement, Agriculture Ministry executive director … Read more

Coping With COVID-19 Effects — Here’s What Namibia Is Doing To Govt Officials

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Namibia government on Thursday said it was suspending purchase of new cars for public office holders till 2025. President Hage Geingob announced the ban on his official twitter page. Geingob said the decision was informed by the “difficult period of COVID-19.” He also directed a cap on monthly fuel consumption by public office holders. “Government … Read more

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