President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia has entered 2026 with clear foreign policy objectives.
She says the country is determined to ensure that its international relations translate into tangible partnerships that promote trade and economic growth.
The Namibia-Cuba Friendship Association (NAMCUFA) has expressed opposition to a U.S. executive order to impose tariffs on countries that supply or sell oil to Cuba.
Namibia hopes that countries of the Global South will stand together for the people of Venezuela.
Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi made the remarks during a joint press conference in Moscow, Russia, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The United Nations will continue its work in line with its mandate despite the United States' withdrawal from several agencies, a decision the organisation has described as regrettable.
The Chairperson of the Economic and Social Justice Trust, Herbert Jauch, believes that the international system is increasingly shifting towards what he described as "a law of the jungle," where military power determines outcomes rather than international law.
The UN Security Council has unanimously called for restraint and de-escalation amid US threats of further military action in Latin America.
Swanu leader Evilastus Kaaronda has called on Namibia and the global community to take a firm stand against what he terms foreign-driven regime change and continued global instability.
Kaaronda gave his stance on the abduction of Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife.
The Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, says the Latin American country has the right to peace, development, sovereignty, and a future.
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has written to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres about what he terms "an escalation of extremely serious aggression by the government of the United States of America".
The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, has reiterated Namibia's call for Africa to have permanent seats on the UN Security Council.
A permanent seat will allow African countries to have a voice and contribute to bringing lasting solutions to peace.
