Africa must not be a battleground for competing interests but rather a partner of choice guided by principles, mutual respect, and shared prosperity.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia's foreign policy is increasingly shaped by the imperative of economic diplomacy.

She says this is no longer a complementary aspect of international engagement but a central instrument in advancing national development objectives.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed Namibia's belief that diplomacy, dialogue, and effective multilateralism remain indispensable.

This comes at a time when the international system is under increasing strain from geopolitical rivalries and economic fragmentation.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia has entered 2026 with clear foreign policy objectives.

She says the country is determined to ensure that its international relations translate into tangible partnerships that promote trade and economic growth.

The Minister of International Relations and Trade (MIRT) called on the Namibia Association of Former Ambassadors (NAFA) to find more effective ways of supporting them in managing Namibia's foreign policy to advance the country's national interests.

Namibia hopes that countries of the Global South will stand together for the people of Venezuela.

Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi made the remarks during a joint press conference in Moscow, Russia, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Renowned Pan-Africanist Patrick Lumumba says the United States' foreign policy is increasingly displaying contradictions that reflect a power struggling to define its role in a changing global order. 

The Minister of International Relations and Trade (MIRT) says engagements in the latter part of 2025 continued to strengthen Namibia's relations with sovereign states. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised that merging the trade function with international relations was a deliberate move to ensure Namibia fully leverages economic diplomacy through its foreign policy.

The National Assembly has unanimously adopted a motion calling on the United States of America to lift its long-standing economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba and remove the Caribbean nation from the list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism.