The business delegation accompanying President Hage Geingob had a chance to sit in on his address to the General Assembly. We asked some of them what they made of the President’s speech.

President Hage Geingob says Namibia’s youthful population is being groomed to take over from the old guard, both in the Swapo Party and government. Amid applause from world leaders, Dr Geingob flaunted the equal representation policy which government adopted and that saw a 48% increase in women participation in decision-making structures.

President Hage Geingob has told the United Nations that failure to reform and grant Africa a permanent seat with veto powers could result in the institution not being respected. In his address at the 72nd UN General Assembly, President Geingob called on the institution to renew faith in multilateralism. In the face of increasing uncertainty […]