The Ministry of International Relations and Trade has acknowledged a new U.S. pilot programme requiring certain foreign nationals, including Namibians, to post a visa bond of about N$250,000 for tourist and business visas.
The US and Ukrainian sides held talks in Berlin at the start of the week and with European leaders on Monday night.
The Minister of International Relations and Trade (MIRT) says engagements in the latter part of 2025 continued to strengthen Namibia's relations with sovereign states.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised that merging the trade function with international relations was a deliberate move to ensure Namibia fully leverages economic diplomacy through its foreign policy.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa closed the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on Sunday, formally passing the Presidency to the United States, which will lead the grouping in 2026.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has returned to Namibia from Johannesburg, South Africa, where she attended the G20 Summit as an invited guest of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah landed at the Keetmanshoop Airport.
The G20's newly adopted Declaration outlines four high-level priorities, which President Cyril Ramaphosa says position the bloc on "how we can organise ourselves to be more focused on our core mandate."
The declaration was unanimously adopted at the opening of the leaders' summit.
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jenelly Matundu, has reaffirmed Namibia's commitment to promoting international standards and strengthening technical regulations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has conveyed her sympathies to the citizens and the government of Botswana, along with the grieving family, regarding the death of the former Ambassador of Botswana to the United Nations, Legwaila Joseph Legwaila.
The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, said progressive trade fairs and expos are proof of a blueprint for community-driven development that mirrors Namibia's collective ambition under the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6) and Africa's shared dream under Agenda 2063.
