Namibia needs to embrace a knowledge-based economy to accelerate development and ensure that economic opportunities are not concentrated only in major cities and towns. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the modernisation of traditional institutions should not come at the expense of cultural values and traditions.

Cultural Anthropologist Robert Gordon called for critical re-examination of how San communities have been represented in Namibia's history.

The San Cultural Festival has concluded in Tsumkwe after three days of celebrations.

The festival brought together San communities, traditional leaders, government representatives and visitors to celebrate and promote San cultural heritage, languages, indigenous knowledge systems and identity.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said his government rejected a proposed US health compact "in record time", calling some of its conditions "humiliating" and raising concerns over medical data and Ghana's control over imported health products.