-Namibia doesn't have enough products to offer the African market, especially now that the continent has adopted the Free Trade Area Agreement.

-President Hage Geingob has expressed his condolences to the people of France and the family of former French President Jacques René Chirac, who died Thursday.

-Africa faces a N$90 billion infrastructure funding gap.

-Japan's Prime Minister says his government will do whatever it takes to advance the interest and expansion of Japanese companies in Africa. Shinzo Abe says this includes increasing investments worth over US$20 billion in Africa.

Namibia has won the right to host WorldSkills Africa 2020.
Namibia was one of two African countries bidding to host the continental competition, with Ghana also having submitted a bid.

Africa should first resolve disunity between countries before considering leading the world through the United Nations Security Council.

Africa must address the root causes of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said.

-Namibia has proposed that cooperation in technology be consolidated through bilateral and multilateral programmes between African countries and the European Commission.

Corruption in Africa is costing the continent about US$150 million annually according to a 2002 African Union report.

The Namibian Government condemns illicit financial flows from the continent and has expressed grave concern over the billions of dollars leaving Africa and depriving it of its needed development potential.