President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah departed for Accra, Ghana, to attend the High-Level Consultative Conference.
The conference is on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans.
The President was accorded a highest-level ceremonial send-off, witnessed by Vice President Lucia Witbooi, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, cabinet ministers and members of the diplomatic corps.
The ceremony was accompanied by a 21-gun salute and a guard inspection.
Press Secretary in the Presidency, Jonas Mbambo, explains, "Many people are probably still wondering why members of the diplomatic corps, cabinet ministers, the ceremonial guard, and other higher-end officials are here today. This is what you consider a full-honour send-off, which is accorded to the head of state when he or she goes for an official working or special state visit. So when she also arrives in Tanzania, which is going to be received by her counterpart, this is also what we can expect. So this is actually a full-honour send-off, which will also be inspecting the guard and also should be receiving a 21-gun salute before the send-off."
The president will join other global leaders, policymakers, scholars and stakeholders in Accra, Ghana, to chart a path forward following the adoption of the historic accord.
The nation's resolution recognised the transatlantic slave trade and enslavement of Africans as crimes against humanity.
The conference is scheduled to take place from 18 to 19 June and is hosted by the president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, and the African Union champion for reparations.
"And once again, they are taking on that leadership role of saying, Look, this question of slavery, this unanswered question of our ancestors that saw so much brutality, brutality, I beg your pardon, should be addressed.' Reparations may not fix it, but surely this conversation needs to be heard. And as far as Namibia is concerned, we're also in the process of negotiating for reparations for the genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama people. And we are busy with the consultation with Germany and of course, you know, the traditional authorities as well," adds Mbambo.
From Ghana, Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah will proceed on a state visit to Tanzania from 20 to 21 June.