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October 24, 2013 at 8:23am

PRESS STATEMENT BY HONOURABLE NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, HEAD OF THESADC OBSERVER MISSION TO THE ELECTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR, IBIS HOTEL, ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, 24 OCTOBER 2013

His Excellecy Joaquim Chissano, former President of the Republic of Mozambique, and SADC Mediator in the Madagascar
Your Excellencies, (...) Good Afternoon
 
Let me take this opportunity to welcome you all to this pressbriefing and to thank you for responding to our invitation.  As you areall aware, tomorrow will be a historic day for the Malagasy people as they goto the polls to exercise their democratic right and vote in these crucialelections. The elections are aimed at ending the political and constitutionalcrisis that the country has faced for over four years.
 
Allow me to paytribute to the National Independent Election Commission for the Transition(CENI-T), and in particular it’s President Madam Beatrice Atallah, and herstaff for their hard work, professional competence and dedication they haveshown in organizing this elections in a relatively short period of time.
 
These elections arebeing held under the legal framework established by the Road Map, which includethe institution of the transition, notably the Government of National Unity,the Parliament of the Transition, The Special Electoral Court and the NationalIndependent Election Commission for the Transition, the CENI-T, and otherinstitutions established for the Transition.

I wish to paytribute to the leaders of all the Institutions of the Transition for theirspirit of cooperation and consensus that allowed the people of Madagascar toreach this crucial period in their history. read more....

HifikepunyePohambaUNGeneralAssemblyContinues01aTHgnbqRYlSTATEMENT BY HIFIKEPUNYE POHAMBA, PRESIDENT OF NAMIBIA - THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

October 1, 2013 at 12:58am

Your Excellency, Dr. John Ashe, President of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly,
Your Majesties,
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Your Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations,
Distinguished Heads of Delegations,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
 
Last weekend, a heinous terrorist attack was perpetrated against the Republic of Kenya, resulting in the deaths of, and injuries to dozens innocent civilians as well as the destruction of property. We condemn this senseless attack and express our fraternal solidarity with the people of Kenya. 
 
Mr. President,
 
The theme for the 68th Session:“Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage” echoes the words of the Preamble to the United Nations Charter: “to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom”.  As leaders we are therefore challenged to ensure that the Post-2015 Development Agenda promotes sustainable development and a secure future for the current and future generations. read more...
Hon NandiNdaitwahSTATEMENT BY HON. NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, MP, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, AND HEAD OF THE SADC OBSERVER MISSION TO THE ELECTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR AT THE LAUNCH OF THE SADC ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION

IBIS HOTEL, ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, 14 OCTOBER 2013

(...), Not long ago, I was together with some of you in the Kingdom of Swaziland to Observe Elections in that country. Today, we meet on yet another equally important SADC Election Observer Mission, this time in the Republic of Madagascar.

On behalf of the SADC Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, I wish to take this opportunity to express sincere appreciation to you all for making yourselves available to undertake yet another mission away from your families and your work. However, I believe that this is a sacrifice worth making.

For the economic development and prosperity of our people will largely depend on the entrenchment of democracy in our region. Thus your observation of the elections is a significant contribution for the consolidation of peace, democracy and economic stability in our region. read more...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11 October 2013, Press Release
Namibian Election Observer Mission to Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is preparing for their Presidential Elections on 25 October 2013, followed by Parliamentary and Presidential Run-off Elections on 20 December 2013. There are currently 22 approved contenders slated to run for the Presidential Elections on 25 October 2013.

In this regard, Namibia has sent a delegation comprised of officials from several Offices/Ministries/Agencies to observe the elections. Read more...

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7/27/13

Angola and Namibia sign accord in fisheries domain

Luanda – The bilateral ties between Angola and Namibia in fisheries domain are now more strengthened with the signing on Friday here of a bilateral cooperation agreement on professional interchange, training, manufacturing, sales and management of marine resources.

The Angolan Minister of Fisheries, Victoria de Barros Neto and her Namibian counterpart, Bernhard Esau, signed the protocol at the end of a technical meeting.

Speaking to the press at the end of the ceremony, the Angolan minister said that the agreement aims at strengthening cooperation ties between both countries and this accord is a need of both governments that share common marine resources and need to strengthen target knowledge for exploration.

According to her, both countries services of fishing exploration have to share information and data as well as organising joint research campaigns to cover all areas of distribution of fishery resources, so it needs continued cooperation with Namibia, not only at institutional level but also with the private business sector of the two states.

On his turn, the Namibian Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources stressed that the agreement will permit betterment of the living condition of the Angolan and Namibian people, thus, contributing to the reduction of poverty, eradication of hunger and guaranteeing food security for the the two countries' citizens.

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