President Nangolo Mbumba has tasked the Prime Minister to see how best Namibia can align and fit domestic policies to respond better to the call in the Pact for the Future.

The technical committees of the Genocide, Apology, and Reparations negotiations team from both Namibia and Germany are expected to provide an updated report to the High-Level Committee.

President Nangolo Mbumba says his missions to the US, Germany, and Spain underscore the basic fact that development cannot be effective without stronger multilateral and bilateral partnerships.

President Nangolo Mbumba says the governments of Namibia and Germany should do all they can to ensure that the painful past of genocide is resolved.

Dr. Mbumba said this upon his return from the working visit to Germany and Spain last night (Sun).

Namibia's career diplomat and social justice advocate, Bience Gawa!nas, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of Warwick, based in England.

The University of Warwick announced the appointment of Advocate Gawa!nas on its website on Monday, and she will start in January 2025.

The Presidency says President Nangolo Mbumba's working visit to Germany and Spain underscored Namibia's commitment to fostering stronger international partnerships to promote economic growth and sustainable development.

President Nangolo Mbumba has encouraged more German companies to explore investment opportunities in Namibia and expressed appreciation to those who are already doing so.

The German-African Business Association has thrown its support to calls for Germany to review its visa regime with Namibia for ease of doing business in either country.
 

President Nangolo Mbumba and the President of Germany, Dr. Walter-Frank Steinmeier, have reiterated that the agreement to be reached on the question of genocide must meet the expectations of the affected communities and Namibians at large.

The Presidency says the bilateral talks between President Nangolo Mbumba and the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, focused on several issues in the relations between the two countries.

Dr. Mbumba and Scholz met on Monday on the margins of the ongoing Hamburg Sustainability Conference.