WN Network Namibia News
Namibia News
Search the World News Network
Advanced Search


Breaking News Fri, 18 Jan 2013
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends an Independence Day parade on the 50th anniversary of Senegal's Independence from colonial power France, in Dakar, Senegal Sunday, April 4, 2010.
Cancer   John Nkomo   Photos   Robert Mugabe   Wikipedia: John Nkomo   Zimbabwe   		 Voa News 
Mugabe Deputy John Nkomo Dies of Cancer
Thu 17 Jan 2013
| Zimbabwean Vice President John Nkomo died on Thursday after treatment for cancer in South Africa, President Robert Mugabe said, removing a potential successor to the aging leader who has his own hea... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center left, walks to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, after signing a condolences book, at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
African Union   Ethiopia   Hailemariam Desalegn   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Hailemariam Desalegn   		 News24 
Ethiopia says to take over as AU chair
Wed 16 Jan 2013
| Addis Ababa - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is slated to take over as the chairperson of the African Union this month, replacing Benin president Boni Yayi as the head of the pan-Afri... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, gestures during a news conference Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, in Nairobi, Kenya on the presidency. Odinga sharply criticized incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo for illegitimately hanging on to power and urged him to step aside. Prime Minister Raila Odinga's words carry particular weight because many observers of Kenya's 2007 presidential election believe Odinga was the rightful winner, but incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was instead declared winner, sparking months of violence that left more than 1,000 people dead in this East African nation. (  News24  Tue 15 Jan 2013
Raila Odinga confident of 1st -round win
| Nairobi - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Monday he was confident of winning outright in the first round of the presidential election on 4 March - his third bid for the top job. | "I am v... (photo: AP / Sayyid Azim)
Campaign   Nairobi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Raila Odinga  
New Zealand's Ross Taylor reacts during a news conference ahead of their Cricket World Cup match against Canada in Mumbai, India, Saturday, March 12, 2011.  NZ Herald  Sun 13 Jan 2013
Cricket: Ending Taylor saga tricky
| The paramount question remains: how can former skipper Ross Taylor be best reconciled with the New Zealand team in the wake of his demotion? | He is back in the nets and might waltz back into the dr... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade)
Cricket   Photos   Sports   Star   Wikipedia: Ross Taylor  
Top Stories more Headlines
French President Francois Hollande, center, reviews troops, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, of the twelfth cuirassiers regiment in the military base of Olivet, near Orleans, central France, before delivering his New Year's greetings to French army forces. The Star Sat 12 Jan 2013
France launches military operation in Mali
| PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - France's armed forces began a military intervention in Mali on Friday to help the government stem a push south by Islamist rebels who control m... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
France   Islamist   Mali   Military Intervention   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012present Northern Mali conflict  
South Africa's batsman Hashim Amla bats during an ICC Cricket World Cup league match between South Africa and Netherlands in Mohali, India, Thursday, March 3, 2011. Stuff Sat 12 Jan 2013
Amla's century puts South Africa in charge
| New Zealand let South Africa off the hook in more ways than one as a promising start became another home team benefit in the second cricket test. | Thanks to Hashi... (photo: AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Cricket   Photos   Sports   Star   Wikipedia: Hashim Amla  
Secretary-General to provide, at once, military and security planners to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (A.U.), and partners, to help frame a response to a request by Malian transitional authorities for an international military force to restore the countrys unity. News24 Fri 11 Jan 2013
Ecowas authorises troop deployment in Mali
| Lagos - The chairperson of west African bloc Ecowas on Friday authorised the immediate deployment of troops to Mali, a statement said amid an offensive against Islamist... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
ECOWAS   Lagos   Mali   Photos  
Stakeout by Ms. Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator following Security Consultation on the situation in Syria IRINnews Tue 8 Jan 2013
humanitarian news and analysis
a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | - Select a country - Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia ... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Humanitarian Crisis   Photos   United Nations   Wikipedia: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs   World  
The Blue Nile Falls fed by Lake Tana near the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. News24 Mon 7 Jan 2013
Whitewater tourist killed in Ethiopia
| Vienna - A 27-year-old Austrian tourist was killed in Ethiopia when his group was attacked during a whitewater rafting trip on the Nile, the Austrian foreign ministry s... (photo: Creative Commons / Jialiang Gao)
Ethiopia   Killing   Photos   Tourist   Vienna   Wikipedia: Tourism in Ethiopia  


N.America Europe S.America Pacific Africa Asia
Radio 4
World News - Interactive Map
Slideshow
Get News Updates by Email
South Africa
Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center left, walks to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, after signing a condolences book, at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Ethiopia says to take over as AU chair News24
Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina prays in one of the capital's presidential palaces in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tuesday March 17, 2009. Madagascar's president handed over power Tuesday, but not to the rival who plunged this Indian Ocean island nation into weeks of turmoil with his bid for power. In a radio address Tuesday, President Marc Ravalomanana said he was ceding power to the military. Madagascar strongman vows not to run News24
Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina sings the national anthem in one of the capital's presidential palaces in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tuesday March 17, 2009. Madagascar's president handed over power Tuesday, but not to the rival who plunged this Indian Ocean island nation into weeks of turmoil with his bid for power. In a radio address Tuesday, President Marc Ravalomanana said he was ceding power to the military. Madagascar leader to reveal decision News24
Aids
Pills in strips for patient suffering from high blood pressure condition. Fake Chinese malaria drug claims false: newspaper China Daily
Stakeout by Ms. Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator following Security Consultation on the situation in Syria humanitarian news and analysis IRINnews
Cheongsam Clothes display on the shop and one the example ready to sell to celebrated coming up Chinese New Year New Year honours 2013: the full list The Guardian
Natural Disaster
Two thousand displaced Sudanese have installed a camp of makeshift shelters near the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)s team site in Khor Abeche, South Darfur. More than 30,000 flee fighting in Sudan's Darfur: U.N. Reuters
Africa Economist
Africa Mercantile
Ethiopia Life
Guinea Bissau Times
Kilimanjaro News
Lome
Masai TV
Music Festival Africa
Namibia Digital
Niger Delta
Swaziland Life
World Food Africa