Namibia Mourns As President Hage Geingob Passes Away At 82

Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia, passed away on Sunday, the office of the Namibian presidency announced in a statement shared on social media platform X.

It was learned that the Namibian president who had been in office since March 2015, has died at age 82.

Although the cause of his death is not officially revealed but it was learned that he had been undergoing cancer treatment since last month.

His office announced he would be travelling to the US for treatment, but would return to Namibia on 2 February.

The Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba whose announced Mr Geingob dismiss in the early hours of Sunday morning said, “at his side was his dear wife Madame Monica Geingos and his children.”

He underwent an aortic operation last year, and in 2014 he revealed that he had survived prostate cancer.

Namibia is due to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in November.

The governing Swapo party, which has been in power since independence in 1990, has chosen Mrs Nandi-Ndaitwah as its presidential candidate.

She is currently also Namibia’s deputy prime minister, and will become the country’s first female president if she wins. [CONTINUE READING HERE]