The government will consider the establishment of a permanent National Secretariat to coordinate the activities and programmes of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Namibia.

President Nangolo Mbumba says the establishment of the Secretariat will ensure the full implementation of the APRM National Plan of Action.

President Mbumba launched the APRM Country Review Report at State House on Thursday.

Lack of coordination between border agencies is among the reasons why there are delays in releasing import or export goods at the port of Walvis Bay.

This is according to the first ever Time Release Study report, which has identified bottlenecks that impede seamless trade at the port.

In 2018, Namibia ratified the World Trade Organisation Facilitation Agreement.

Member states are hence required to measure and publish the average time it takes for goods to be cleared at the borders.