Nam looking forward to working with Trump
President Hage Geingob has congratulated his US counterpart Donald Trump, international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said yesterday.
According to Nandi-Ndaitwah, the Namibia-US relations will remain strong under the presidency of Trump, who officially took over from the popular Barack Obama last month.
She said the two countries will continue seeking ways to strengthen cooperation. “All cooperation that existed before President Trump will continue between the two countries and we will continue to strengthen that,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said yesterday during a breakfast meeting with local editors and media managers in Windhoek. “The Americans continue to have an embassy here and we continue to have an embassy in Washington. President Geingob has sent a message of congratulations to President Donald Trump. It is very unfortunate if you have not seen it, but it was sent and it is available. We will continue to find ways of strengthening cooperation between Namibia and the US. There is no change and we continue working with them.” The controversial US leader has largely been silent on his views on Africa although his recently announced three-month ban on immigrants from a string of Muslim-majority nations, also affects Libya, Sudan and Somalia.
Commentators have, however, cautioned that his “America first” pledge could threaten relations with a number of African countries, including Namibia, especially when it comes to crucial aid and trade programmes.
Under Obama, the Americans initiated a US$7 billion Power Africa plan to bring electricity to the continent, while Obama's predecessor George W. Bush introduced the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which provided billions to fight HIV/Aids and tuberculosis on the continent.
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According to Nandi-Ndaitwah, the Namibia-US relations will remain strong under the presidency of Trump, who officially took over from the popular Barack Obama last month.
She said the two countries will continue seeking ways to strengthen cooperation. “All cooperation that existed before President Trump will continue between the two countries and we will continue to strengthen that,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said yesterday during a breakfast meeting with local editors and media managers in Windhoek. “The Americans continue to have an embassy here and we continue to have an embassy in Washington. President Geingob has sent a message of congratulations to President Donald Trump. It is very unfortunate if you have not seen it, but it was sent and it is available. We will continue to find ways of strengthening cooperation between Namibia and the US. There is no change and we continue working with them.” The controversial US leader has largely been silent on his views on Africa although his recently announced three-month ban on immigrants from a string of Muslim-majority nations, also affects Libya, Sudan and Somalia.
Commentators have, however, cautioned that his “America first” pledge could threaten relations with a number of African countries, including Namibia, especially when it comes to crucial aid and trade programmes.
Under Obama, the Americans initiated a US$7 billion Power Africa plan to bring electricity to the continent, while Obama's predecessor George W. Bush introduced the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which provided billions to fight HIV/Aids and tuberculosis on the continent.
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