Addis Ababa: Foreign Affairs Ministers of African countries are arriving in Addis Ababa for the 44th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council.

The 44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council will be held from February 14-15, 2024 in Addis Ababa.

AU member States Foreign Affairs Ministers are arriving in the capital to participate at meeting.

Accordingly, the Comorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Cabo Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Regional Integration, Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares, and Minister of External Relations of Cameroon, Lejeune Mbella Mbella arrived at Bole International Airport.

Also, the Acting and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, Ali Mohamed Omar, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burundi, Amb. Albert Shingiro, have also arrived.

Upon their arrival, they were welcomed by the Chief of State Protocol, Melaku Bedada at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

Addis A
baba has also finalized preparations to warmly welcome and successfully host the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) which will be held from February 17 to 18, 2024.

In 2024, the African Union is set to pay special attention to education and training with the theme of the year focusing on educating an Africa fit for the 21st century: building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, qualitative, lifelong and relevant learning for Africa.

The summit will also look into how the continent can maintain momentum in addressing issues of peace and security, regional integration, and development

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

The Windhoek High Court has ordered that the matter brought before it through an urgent application by three councillors who were fired from the ||Kharas Regional Council, be heard through a normal application on 18 April this year.

Oranjemund Constituency councillor Lazarus Nangolo, Karasburg West Constituency councillor Taimi Amakali, and !Nami#Nûs Constituency councillor Susan Ndjaleka were suspended on 25 January 2024 by the ||Kharas Regional Council chairperson, Joseph Isaacks for various alleged offences.

These offences, according to Isaacks range from absconding from meetings with no proper and valid reasons as per section 10 of the Regional Councils Act, sabotaging the council and refusing to fill positions on the management committee.

On 02 February the three suspended councillors through their lawyer Sisa Namandje, brought an urgent application before the High Court demanding that they be reinstated with immediate effect.

The application was set to be heard last week Friday, however, court docum
ents seen by Nampa on Tuesday indicate that the case was struck off the urgent court roll and will be heard as a normal application on 18 April.

This came after the applicants; the regional council and the chairperson settled on an agreement for the case not to be heard on an urgent basis.

The court ordered the regional council and the chairperson not to implement the decision taken on 25 January to fire the three councillors, adding that the three councillors should continue to serve in their positions and carry out their duties.

‘The applicants shall continue receiving all their remunerations and benefits as if no decision to stop their remuneration was made,’ said the court order.

Further, the court said the ||Kharas Regional Council, Isaacks and Acting Chief Regional Officer, Benedictus Diergaardt must file the record of proceedings of the special council meeting held on 25 January including transcribed and documentary material before or on 20 February 2024.

‘The applicants must file their supplement
ary affidavits if any on or before 29 February. The respondents must file their answering affidavits on or before 22 March and applicants must file their replying affidavits on or before 09 April,’ the court ordered.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency