Namibia Current Affairs, GK & News
CITES COP19 Downgrades Status of Southern White Rhinos
In a major hurdle to Africa’s rhino conservation efforts, CITES COP19 has recently accepted the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II. Why was the white rhino’s conservation status downgraded? A proposal by Namibia and Botswana to transfer the southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Africa • Appendix II of CITES • CITES • Namibia • Northern White Rhinoceros- • Southern White Rhinoceros • White Rhinoceros
AFINDEX-19
Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) between the Indian Army and 16 African nations will be conducted in Pune from March 18 to 27. Features of AFINDEX-19 10 personnel, each from the participating nations from the African continent and personnel of Maratha Light Infantry of the Indian Army will participate in the joint exercise. The joint exercise would be held ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Africa • Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise • Egypt • Ghana • India-Africa • Madagascar • Maratha Light Infantry • Mozambique • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Rwanda • Senegal • South Africa • Sudan • Tanzania • Uganda • Zambia
Inclusive Internet Index 2019
The Inclusive Internet Index 2019 was prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for Facebook. The ‘Inclusive Internet’ score was based on the scores of availability, affordability, relevance and readiness categories. The 2019 Index evaluated 100 countries, representing 94 per cent of the world’s population and 96 per cent of global GDP. Findings of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Austria • Chile • cience • Economist Intelligence Unit • EIU • Engineering • Facebook • Inclusive Internet • Ireland • Mathematics • Namibia • Singapore • South Africa • STEM • Sweden • Technology • UK • USA
Indian Africa Field Training Exercise
Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) will be held at Aundh Military Station and College of Military Engineering, Pune from 18 March to 27 March 2019. The modalities for the IAFTEX were discussed in the conference held between 23-24 January 2019. The conference saw attendance from delegates of Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, South Africa, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Egypt • Ghana • Indian Africa Field Training Exercise • Mozambique • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Pune • Senegal • South Africa • Sudan • Tanzania • Uganda • Zambia
Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba wins Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership 2014
Hifikepunye Pohamba, outgoing Namibian President has won the world’s most valuable individual award- Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership for year 2014. About Hifikepunye Pohamba Pohamba was born in 1935 in Namibia and was a former rebel who fought for his country’s independence. He has served as Namibian President two terms. For first time he ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Awards • Current Affairs 2016 • Namibia
Africa's first electronic ballot used in Namibia
Namibia has become first country in Africa to use electronic voting in their presidential election. For the first time 1.2 million Namibian’s are expected to cast their votes electronically in the country’s 5th election since independence. Around 3400 India-made Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used for this elections. In April 2014, Namibian government had ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Namibia