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Mugabe arrives in Namibia
20 Mar 2015 at 20:52hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe, who left Harare this Friday afternoon, has arrived in Windhoek to attend the inauguration of President Hage Geingob of Namibia.
He was met at the Hosea Kutako International Airport by the Namibian Minister of Youth and Sport Mr Jerry Ekanzo, Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatious Chombo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Cde Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and Zimbabwe's ambassador to Namibia Mrs Rofina Chikava.
President Geingob is Namibia's 3rd head of state after founding fathers Sam Nujoma and Hifikepunye Pohamba, both from the Ovambo people.
Namibia celebrates its independence Silver Jubilee on Saturday and the occasion coincides with the inauguration of the new president.
President elect Geingob received 87 percent of the total votes cast, romping to victory in the November 2014 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The winning percentage is the highest ever by SWAPO since independence.
Nine political parties took part in the presidential elections while 16 political parties participated in the National Assembly polls in which SWAPO got 80 percent.
Originally a German colony, Namibia was handed over to South Africa by the League of Nations after the first World War.
The country attained independence on midnight of 20 March 1990 when President Sam Nujoma took the oath of office before United Nations Secretary General, Perez Decuellar at the Windhoek Stadium.
The second elections were held in 1994 with Dr Nujoma remaining in the driving seat.
Zimbabwe-Namibia friendship dates back to the time of the liberation struggle when liberation war cadres shared the trenches in neighbouring countries like Zambia, Botswana and Tanzania.
The two countries share membership in different regional and international groupings such as SADC, COMESA, the AU and various UN groupings that are keen on integration and developing countries' solidarity.
Meanwhile, Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is the Acting President.
He was met at the Hosea Kutako International Airport by the Namibian Minister of Youth and Sport Mr Jerry Ekanzo, Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatious Chombo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Cde Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and Zimbabwe's ambassador to Namibia Mrs Rofina Chikava.
President Geingob is Namibia's 3rd head of state after founding fathers Sam Nujoma and Hifikepunye Pohamba, both from the Ovambo people.
Namibia celebrates its independence Silver Jubilee on Saturday and the occasion coincides with the inauguration of the new president.
President elect Geingob received 87 percent of the total votes cast, romping to victory in the November 2014 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The winning percentage is the highest ever by SWAPO since independence.
Nine political parties took part in the presidential elections while 16 political parties participated in the National Assembly polls in which SWAPO got 80 percent.
Originally a German colony, Namibia was handed over to South Africa by the League of Nations after the first World War.
The country attained independence on midnight of 20 March 1990 when President Sam Nujoma took the oath of office before United Nations Secretary General, Perez Decuellar at the Windhoek Stadium.
The second elections were held in 1994 with Dr Nujoma remaining in the driving seat.
Zimbabwe-Namibia friendship dates back to the time of the liberation struggle when liberation war cadres shared the trenches in neighbouring countries like Zambia, Botswana and Tanzania.
The two countries share membership in different regional and international groupings such as SADC, COMESA, the AU and various UN groupings that are keen on integration and developing countries' solidarity.
Meanwhile, Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is the Acting President.
Source - ZBC
