The Swapo Party has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate Cuba on the list of "state sponsors of terrorism".

The National Assembly has condemned the US decision to re-designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.

It described the move as unjust and counterproductive; it threatens to undermine years of diplomatic progress and international efforts to foster peace and collaboration.

The African Union Commission says it is dismayed by the US government's decision to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO). 

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.

The continued effects of the 1904 Genocide, which saw the displacement of many OvaHerero people, were highlighted at the Chief Hosea Kutako and Otjiserandu Tjongeama commemorations with descendants from Botswana, Canada, and the US.

The US government held a tree-planting ceremony at the new embassy compound in Windhoek.

Approximately 5,000 plants are being reintroduced, among them 300 trees. 33 plants are of Namibian species.