A Brazilian delegation headed by Ambassador Carlos Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has concluded an official visit to Namibia.

The visit is part of President Luiz Lula da Silva's initiative to re-engage Africa as a priority in Brazilian foreign policy.

The primary objective of the visit was to explore collaborative solutions to the challenges faced by both nations.

Ambassador Eduardo emphasised the importance of mutual learning, particularly in areas of common interest.

Namibia and Brazil are looking to diversify cooperation in areas such as diplomacy, justice, police, and the creative industries.

This was highlighted during the opening of the 2nd Session of the Namibia-Brazil Diplomatic Consultations.

Namibia and Brazil continue to share strong cooperation in defence and navy, as well as food security.

The two countries will also celebrate 30 years of the Naval Cooperation Agreement next year, which has seen personnel training, shipbuilding, technical support, and maintaining the security of the South Atlantic over the years.

The Namibia Revenue Agency on Sunday confiscated cocaine valued at N$5,1 million at the Hosea Kutako International Airport, and a 40-year-old South African national has been arrested in connection with the incident.

The drugs were discovered concealed in the South African national's luggage after a scanning process was conducted.

The cocaine powder weighed 10,270 kg.

The suspect, who was coming from Brazil, is currently in the hands of the police and is set to appear in court in the coming days.

Namibia was among the 21 countries that participated in the 63rd UNITAS exercise, which ended recently.

The Namibian ship, Elephant, was assigned to represent the country's navy during the naval parade and also participated in Operation UNITAS, marking Brazil's bi-centennial independence anniversary.

Teoporta Nghipunya, Public Relations Reporter for the Ministry of Defence, accompanied the Navy on this exercise and spoke to news anchor Morris Kalunduka.

Namibia was among the twenty-one countries that participated in the 63rd UNITAS exercise, which ended this week.

The Namibian ship Elephant was assigned to represent the country's navy during the naval parade and also in an operation where UNITAS marked Brazil's bi-centennial independence anniversary.
 
UNITAS is a long-standing naval operation between the USA and the Caribbean, Central and South American countries, conducted in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.