Cabinet signs Congo ICT deal, eyes SADC posts
The Namibian Cabinet has approved bilateral agreements with South Africa and the Republic of Congo covering ICT, social development, and legal cooperation. Additionally, the government is pushing to increase Namibian representation within the SADC Secretariat by publicizing vacancies at local academic institutions.
Why it matters
These agreements reflect Namibia's strategy to strengthen regional integration and international cooperation within the SADC framework.
Cabinet has approved several bilateral agreements with South Africa and the Republic of Congo, while also endorsing measures to boost Namibian representation at the SADC Secretariat and authorising the tabling of multiple annual reports in the National Assembly.
Announcing the decisions in Windhoek on Friday during a government information sharing session, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Wenzel Kavaka said Cabinet, during its 22nd and 23rd meetings held on 14 and 21 July, discussed matters ranging from international cooperation to public sector governance and climate preparedness.
Among the key decisions, it approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Namibia and the Republic of Congo on cooperation in information and communication technologies, while also supporting agreements with South Africa on social development, gender equality and women’s empowerment, legal cooperation and bilateral air services.
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