Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO) Monthly E-Newsletter, October 2017 (PDF Version)
1. NAMIBIA AND ALGERIA SIGN 7 COOPERATION BILATERAL INSTRUMENTS
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, a Namibian independence leader whose struggle against his country’s South African rulers landed him for 16 years in the infamous Robben Island prison, where with his steadfastness he earned the admiration of Nelson Mandela, a fellow inmate, died June 9. He was 92.
His death was reported by the Associated Press and by Namibian outlets including New Era, which said Mr. ya Toivo died at his home in a suburb of Windhoek, the country’s capital, of a suspected heart attack.
H.E Ambassador Neville Gertze leading the Namibian team comprised of Ms. Linda Scott, Deputy Permanent Representative and Ms. Lahya Shikongo, Third Secretary during the Security Council Elections at the United Nations
New York, NY
MEDIA RELEASE
Source: The Namibian
Author: Staff Reporter
Of this amount, N$21 million will be used to buy eight water tanker trucks and promote community and school sanitation, while the the rest will be for drought relief.
The relief will be extended to malnourished people living with HIV, pregnant and breatsfeeding mothers, orphans, and vulnerable children in food insecure areas.
PRESS RELEASE
Namibia congratulates Mr. Paulus Noa, on his election to
the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption
On 31 January 2017, the 28th Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government appointed eleven (11) Members of the AU Advisory Board on Corruption, for a two-year term (2017-2019).
