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).

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Namibia Standards Institute (NSI) aimed at improving standardisation, market readiness of Namibian products, and easing the way of doing business.

Ethiopia has commended Namibia for being one of the most experienced African countries in sanitary practices, especially with respect to the requirements of international trade.

This was said by a high-level delegation on agriculture from Ethiopia, who are in Windhoek on a benchmarking visit to Namibia.