Egypt has hailed Namibia's position in Israel's war on Gaza, which calls for an end to attacks and for Israel to refrain from engaging in provocative acts against the Palestinian people.

Namibia, just like Egypt and other African countries in particular, have been urging Israel to respect international humanitarian laws and to have greater regard for civilians, including women and children, as well as civilian infrastructure.

Egypt's Ambassador to Namibia wants to bring his country's football superstar and Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, to Namibia.

Wael Lotfy Batea revealed this as he provided an update on the bilateral relations between Egypt and Namibia to President Hage Geingob at State House.

The excitement brought to the nation by the Dr. Hage Geingob Cup over the weekend has inspired the Egyptian diplomat to expand relations to sports.

Namibia has welcomed the ceasefire between Egypt and Gaza.

The ceasefire ends a five-day Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has claimed many innocent civilian lives and left countless injured.

In a media statement, Namibia reaffirms its solidarity with the people of Palestine and reiterates its long-standing and unequivocal call for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to independently co-exist with the State of Israel in line with the relevant United Nations Resolutions.

President Hage Geingob says it is regrettable that only US$23 billion has been committed to the Green Climate Fund thus far, as developing countries continue to battle the effects of climate change.

Dr Geingob put forward Namibia’s position in the national statement submitted to the COP27 meeting underway in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Namibia, President Geingob says, encourages developed countries to support developing countries by capitalizing on the Green Climate Fund. 

President Hage Geingob left for Egypt on Sunday to attend the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27). The conference, which will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh from the 6th to the 18th of November, will push leaders to commit to achieving a zero-carbon future for all.

This year's conference will bring together leaders in governments, civil society, industries, and finance from around the world to raise ambition and accelerate action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

A total of N$1.2 million was raised for the COP27 conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The conference will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6–18.

The funds, sponsored mostly by private and public-private entities, will go towards the set-up of the Namibian pavilion that will be displayed at the conference.

There will be different discussions on climate change and how Namibia is tackling the problem.