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.
Substantial work has already commenced in Namibia’s renewable energy sector, particularly the green hydrogen, and investments are welcome.
President Nangolo Mbumba is set to participate in the opening and high-level panel of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, alongside the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.
The two leaders recently co-chaired the UN’s Summit of the Future, which culminated in the adoption of the Pact of the Future.
President Nangolo Mbumba and his German counterpart, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will hold official talks in part to focus on relations between Namibia and Germany.
President Nangolo Mbumba, in his capacity as the co-facilitator of the Summit of the Future, will use the Hamburg Sustainability Conference to continue the push for the reform of international financial institutions.
